David Robinson vs Gary Payton
David Robinson leads 6 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (21.1 PPG) and rebounding (10.6 RPG). Head to head they met 46 times, 1 of them in the playoffs, with David Robinson winning the series 27–19.
The case for David Robinson: scoring (21.1 PPG), rebounding (10.6 RPG), shooting efficiency (58.3% TS%), and 3 more.
The case for Gary Payton: playmaking (6.7 APG), longevity (1335 games played).
PPG
21.116.3
RPG
10.63.9
APG
2.56.7
TS%
58.3%52.8%
PER
26.218.9
Win Shares
177.1144.0
games played
9871335
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 10 All-NBA · 10 AS1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS
Head to Head
| David Robinson | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 27–19 | |
| Meetings | 46 (1 playoff) | |
| PPG | 21.3 | 16.6 |
| RPG | 10.4 | 4.5 |
| APG | 2.6 | 6.8 |
| First meeting | 1990-91 | |
| Last meeting | 2002-03 | |
Per Game
| David Robinson | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 987 | 1335 |
| MIN | 34.7 | 35.3 |
| PTS | 21.1 | 16.3 |
| REB | 10.6 | 3.9 |
| AST | 2.5 | 6.7 |
| STL | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| BLK | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| FG% | 51.8 | 46.6 |
| 3P% | 25.0 | 31.7 |
| FT% | 73.6 | 72.9 |
Advanced
| David Robinson | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 26.2 | 18.9 |
| TS% | 58.3 | 52.8 |
| USG% | 26.4 | 22.5 |
| WS | 177.1 | 144.0 |
| WS/48 | 0.248 | 0.147 |
| BPM | 7.0 | 3.4 |
| VORP | 78.7 | 65.0 |
Accolades
| David Robinson | Gary Payton | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | — |
| Defensive POY | 1 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 10 | 9 |
| All-Star | 10 | 9 |
| All-Defensive | 8 | 9 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9281
Efficiency8956
Playmaking6695
Rebounding9760
Defense9982
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