Gary Payton vs Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant leads 7 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and rebounding (5.2 RPG). Head to head they met 31 times, 3 of them in the playoffs, with Kobe Bryant winning the series 17–14.
The case for Gary Payton: playmaking (6.7 APG).
The case for Kobe Bryant: scoring (25.0 PPG), rebounding (5.2 RPG), shooting efficiency (55.0% TS%), and 4 more.
PPG
16.325.0
RPG
3.95.2
APG
6.74.7
TS%
52.8%55.0%
PER
18.922.9
Win Shares
144.0172.5
games played
13351346
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 18 AS
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 14–17 | |
| Meetings | 31 (3 playoff) | |
| PPG | 21.5 | 19.3 |
| RPG | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| APG | 7.6 | 3.2 |
| First meeting | 1996-97 | |
| Last meeting | 2006-07 | |
Per Game
| Gary Payton | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1335 | 1346 |
| MIN | 35.3 | 36.1 |
| PTS | 16.3 | 25.0 |
| REB | 3.9 | 5.2 |
| AST | 6.7 | 4.7 |
| STL | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| FG% | 46.6 | 44.7 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 32.9 |
| FT% | 72.9 | 83.7 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 18.9 | 22.9 |
| TS% | 52.8 | 55.0 |
| USG% | 22.5 | 31.8 |
| WS | 144.0 | 172.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.147 | 0.170 |
| BPM | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| VORP | 65.0 | 77.1 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 9 | 15 |
| All-Star | 9 | 18 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 12 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| MVP | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 2 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 4 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8196
Efficiency5672
Playmaking9588
Rebounding6075
Defense8283
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