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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Gary Payton vs John Stockton

GP
Gary Payton1990-912006-07 · SEA
JS
John Stockton1984-852002-03 · UTA

John Stockton leads 6 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including playmaking (10.5 APG) and shooting efficiency (60.8% TS%). Head to head they met 70 times, 21 of them in the playoffs, with John Stockton winning the series 38–32.

The case for Gary Payton: scoring (16.3 PPG), rebounding (3.9 RPG).

The case for John Stockton: playmaking (10.5 APG), shooting efficiency (60.8% TS%), per-minute impact (22.1 PER), and 3 more.

PPG
16.313.1
RPG
3.92.7
APG
6.710.5
TS%
52.8%60.8%
PER
18.922.1
Win Shares
144.0202.7
games played
13351504
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS11 All-NBA · 10 AS

Head to Head

Gary PaytonJohn Stockton
Record3238
Meetings70 (21 playoff)
PPG17.013.4
RPG4.22.8
APG6.210.2
First meeting1990-91
Last meeting2002-03

Per Game

Gary PaytonJohn Stockton
G13351504
MIN35.331.8
PTS16.313.1
REB3.92.7
AST6.710.5
STL1.82.2
BLK0.20.2
FG%46.651.5
3P%31.738.4
FT%72.982.6

Advanced

Gary PaytonJohn Stockton
PER18.922.1
TS%52.860.8
USG%22.519.0
WS144.0202.7
WS/480.1470.210
BPM3.47.1
VORP65.0106.8

Accolades

Gary PaytonJohn Stockton
Defensive POY1
All-NBA911
All-Star910
All-Defensive95
All-Rookie1
All-Star MVP1

Career percentiles

Scoring
81
74
Efficiency
56
93
Playmaking
95
99
Rebounding
60
41
Defense
82
89

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