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.
| Gary Payton | John Stockton | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 32–38 | |
| Meetings | 70 (21 playoff) | |
| PPG | 17.0 | 13.4 |
| RPG | 4.2 | 2.8 |
| APG | 6.2 | 10.2 |
| First meeting | 1990-91 | |
| Last meeting | 2002-03 | |
| Gary Payton | John Stockton | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1335 | 1504 |
| MIN | 35.3 | 31.8 |
| PTS | 16.3 | 13.1 |
| REB | 3.9 | 2.7 |
| AST | 6.7 | 10.5 |
| STL | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| FG% | 46.6 | 51.5 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 38.4 |
| FT% | 72.9 | 82.6 |
| Gary Payton | John Stockton | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 18.9 | 22.1 |
| TS% | 52.8 | 60.8 |
| USG% | 22.5 | 19.0 |
| WS | 144.0 | 202.7 |
| WS/48 | 0.147 | 0.210 |
| BPM | 3.4 | 7.1 |
| VORP | 65.0 | 106.8 |
| Gary Payton | John Stockton | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 9 | 11 |
| All-Star | 9 | 10 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 5 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
| All-Star MVP | — | 1 |
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