Gary Payton vs Kevin Garnett
Kevin Garnett leads 7 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (17.8 PPG) and rebounding (10.0 RPG). Head to head they met 47 times, 11 of them in the playoffs, with Gary Payton winning the series 27–20.
The case for Gary Payton: playmaking (6.7 APG).
The case for Kevin Garnett: scoring (17.8 PPG), rebounding (10.0 RPG), shooting efficiency (54.6% TS%), and 4 more.
PPG
16.317.8
RPG
3.910.0
APG
6.73.7
TS%
52.8%54.6%
PER
18.922.7
Win Shares
144.0191.4
games played
13351462
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 15 AS
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | Kevin Garnett | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 27–20 | |
| Meetings | 47 (11 playoff) | |
| PPG | 19.0 | 19.1 |
| RPG | 4.1 | 11.3 |
| APG | 7.4 | 4.7 |
| First meeting | 1995-96 | |
| Last meeting | 2006-07 | |
Per Game
| Gary Payton | Kevin Garnett | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1335 | 1462 |
| MIN | 35.3 | 34.5 |
| PTS | 16.3 | 17.8 |
| REB | 3.9 | 10.0 |
| AST | 6.7 | 3.7 |
| STL | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| FG% | 46.6 | 49.7 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 27.5 |
| FT% | 72.9 | 78.9 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | Kevin Garnett | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 18.9 | 22.7 |
| TS% | 52.8 | 54.6 |
| USG% | 22.5 | 24.7 |
| WS | 144.0 | 191.4 |
| WS/48 | 0.147 | 0.182 |
| BPM | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| VORP | 65.0 | 87.9 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | Kevin Garnett | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 1 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 9 | 9 |
| All-Star | 9 | 15 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 12 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| MVP | — | 1 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8185
Efficiency5668
Playmaking9582
Rebounding6094
Defense8293
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