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Career

Gary Payton	Stats	Michael Jordan
1,335	Games Played	1,072
35.3	Minutes Per Game	38.3
16.3	Points Per Game	30.1
3.9	Rebounds Per Game	6.2
6.7	Assists Per Game	5.3
1.8	Steals Per Game	2.3
0.2	Blocks Per Game	0.8
6.5	Field Goals Per Game	11.4
14.0	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	22.9
46.6	Field-Goal Percentage	49.7
0.8	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	0.5
2.7	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	1.7
31.7	Three-Point Percentage	32.7
2.4	Free Throws Per Game	6.8
3.4	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	8.2
72.9	Free-Throw Percentage	83.5
52.8	True Shooting Percentage	56.9
1.0	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	1.6
2.9	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	4.7
2.3	Turnovers Per Game	2.7
47,117	Minutes Played	41,011
21,813	Points	32,292
5,269	Rebounds	6,672
8,966	Assists	5,633
2,445	Steals	2,514
285	Blocks	893
8,708	Field Goals	12,192
18,698	Field-Goal Attempts	24,537
1,132	Three-Pointers Made	581
3,570	Three-Point Attempts	1,778
3,265	Free Throws	7,327
4,480	Free-Throw Attempts	8,772
1,392	Offensive Rebounds	1,668
3,877	Defensive Rebounds	5,004
3,030	Turnovers	2,924
3,217	Personal Fouls	2,783
+1928	Plus/Minus	+1438

Gary Payton	Biography and accolades	Michael Jordan
Point guard	Position	Shooting guard
Jul 23, 1968	Birth date	Feb 17, 1963
6′4″	Height	6′6″
190 lb	Weight	216 lb

Gary Payton

Heat · PG

Michael Jordan

Wizards · SG

Career

Gary Payton	Stats	Michael Jordan
5-10	Record	10-5
15	Games Played	15
37.0	Minutes Per Game	38.9
15.7	Points Per Game	30.5
4.3	Rebounds Per Game	7.9
8.3	Assists Per Game	3.7
1.7	Steals Per Game	2.2
0.3	Blocks Per Game	0.5
6.0	Field Goals Per Game	11.4
13.1	Field-Goal Attempts Per Game	24.3
45.7	Field-Goal Percentage	47.0
1.2	Three-Pointers Made Per Game	0.3
3.2	Three-Point Attempts Per Game	2.0
37.5	Three-Point Percentage	16.7
2.5	Free Throws Per Game	7.3
3.1	Free-Throw Attempts Per Game	8.4
80.9	Free-Throw Percentage	87.3
54.2	True Shooting Percentage	54.5
0.7	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	2.1
3.5	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	5.8
3.6	Turnovers Per Game	2.4
555	Minutes Played	583
236	Points	457
64	Rebounds	119
125	Assists	55
25	Steals	33
5	Blocks	7
90	Field Goals	171
197	Field-Goal Attempts	364
18	Three-Pointers Made	5
48	Three-Point Attempts	30
38	Free Throws	110
47	Free-Throw Attempts	126
11	Offensive Rebounds	32
53	Defensive Rebounds	87
54	Turnovers	36
41	Personal Fouls	36
+21	Plus/Minus	+20

Gary Payton game log vs. Michael Jordan

	NAME	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Gary Payton G. Payton	11/17/1990	SEA	vs	CHI	21	2	1	5	2	0	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	1	4	4
2	Gary Payton G. Payton	12/29/1990	SEA	@	CHI	29	10	4	6	3	1	4	7	57.1	0	0		2	2	100.0	63.5	0	4	4	2
3	Gary Payton G. Payton	11/22/1991	SEA	vs	CHI	36	8	5	7	2	0	4	10	40.0	0	0		0	0		40.0	3	2	5	2
4	Gary Payton G. Payton	12/10/1991	SEA	@	CHI	33	9	0	5	1	0	3	8	37.5	0	0		3	4	75.0	46.1	0	0	5	1
5	Gary Payton G. Payton	11/19/1992	SEA	vs	CHI	34	18	2	4	1	0	7	13	53.8	0	0		4	4	100.0	61.0	0	2	3	2
6	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/9/1993	SEA	@	CHI	29	9	4	6	0	0	4	10	40.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	43.1	1	3	4	2
7	Gary Payton G. Payton	11/26/1995	SEA	vs	CHI	43	26	4	11	1	0	10	16	62.5	3	8	37.5	3	6	50.0	69.7	0	4	3	2
8	Gary Payton G. Payton	1/10/1996	SEA	@	CHI	28	8	1	3	2	0	3	7	42.9	2	4	50.0	0	0		57.1	0	1	2	4
9	Gary Payton G. Payton	2/2/1997	SEA	vs	CHI	41	24	6	5	3	2	10	19	52.6	4	8	50.0	0	0		63.2	1	5	4	2	-4
10	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/18/1997	SEA	@	CHI	50	14	12	14	6	0	3	16	18.8	2	8	25.0	6	7	85.7	36.7	1	11	6	5	-5
11	Gary Payton G. Payton	11/25/1997	SEA	vs	CHI	43	22	6	12	0	0	9	16	56.3	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	65.2	0	6	4	2	+6
12	Gary Payton G. Payton	1/13/1998	SEA	@	CHI	44	22	6	9	0	1	7	17	41.2	1	6	16.7	7	8	87.5	53.6	2	4	2	4	-15
13	Gary Payton G. Payton	11/11/2001	SEA	@	WAS	44	32	7	15	0	0	11	22	50.0	3	4	75.0	7	8	87.5	62.7	1	6	4	3	+22
14	Gary Payton G. Payton	11/12/2002	SEA	@	WAS	42	14	4	16	2	0	6	18	33.3	0	3	0.0	2	3	66.7	36.2	1	3	1	3	+10
15	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/7/2003	MIL	@	WAS	38	18	2	7	2	1	8	17	47.1	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	50.3	1	1	3	3	+7
	Average					37.0	15.7	4.3	8.3	1.7	0.3	6.0	13.1	45.7	1.2	3.2	37.5	2.5	3.1	80.9	54.2	0.7	3.5	3.6	2.7	3.0
	Total					555	236	64	125	25	5	90	197	45.7	18	48	37.5	38	47	80.9	54.2	11	53	54	41	+21

Summary

Gary Payton played 17 seasons for 5 teams, including the SuperSonics and Heat. He averaged 16.3 points, 6.7 assists and 3.9 rebounds in 1,335 regular-season games. He was selected to play in 9 All-Star games. He won 1 Defensive Player of the Year award and 1 NBA championship. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013; Michael Jordan played 15 seasons for the Bulls and Wizards. He averaged 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.3 steals in 1,072 regular-season games. He was selected to play in 14 All-Star games. He won the Rookie of the Year award, 1 Defensive Player of the Year award, 5 MVP awards, 6 Finals MVP awards and 6 NBA championships. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009.

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PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

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Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.6

Young

9.3

Jokić

8.5

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

BPG Leaders

4.2

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2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

75.9

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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122.2

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.6

106.6

108.2

108.6

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

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10.0

9.5

9.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-6

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567.5

Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

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Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.0

Murray

36.9

Acuff

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

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Dončić

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Pacers	3	6	.333	4.5
11	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.0
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5