Ben Wallace vs Gary Payton
Gary Payton leads 7 of 8 career categories against Ben Wallace, including scoring (16.3 PPG) and playmaking (6.7 APG). Head to head they met 37 times, 13 of them in the playoffs, with Ben Wallace winning the series 24–13.
The case for Ben Wallace: rebounding (9.6 RPG).
The case for Gary Payton: scoring (16.3 PPG), playmaking (6.7 APG), shooting efficiency (52.8% TS%), and 4 more.
PPG
5.716.3
RPG
9.63.9
APG
1.36.7
TS%
47.4%52.8%
PER
15.518.9
Win Shares
93.6144.0
games played
10881335
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 24–13 | |
| Meetings | 37 (13 playoff) | |
| PPG | 6.6 | 11.6 |
| RPG | 10.3 | 3.5 |
| APG | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| First meeting | 1996-97 | |
| Last meeting | 2006-07 | |
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1088 | 1335 |
| MIN | 29.5 | 35.3 |
| PTS | 5.7 | 16.3 |
| REB | 9.6 | 3.9 |
| AST | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| STL | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| BLK | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| FG% | 47.4 | 46.6 |
| 3P% | 13.7 | 31.7 |
| FT% | 41.4 | 72.9 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 15.5 | 18.9 |
| TS% | 47.4 | 52.8 |
| USG% | 10.9 | 22.5 |
| WS | 93.6 | 144.0 |
| WS/48 | 0.140 | 0.147 |
| BPM | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| VORP | 31.2 | 65.0 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 4 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 5 | 9 |
| All-Star | 4 | 9 |
| All-Defensive | 6 | 9 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring3781
Efficiency2756
Playmaking4695
Rebounding9160
Defense9382
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