Gary Payton vs LeBron James
LeBron James leads 8 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (26.8 PPG) and rebounding (7.5 RPG). Head to head they met 13 times, with Gary Payton winning the series 8–5.
The case for Gary Payton
Gary Payton trails in every compared category here.
The case for LeBron James
scoring (26.8 PPG), rebounding (7.5 RPG), playmaking (7.4 APG), and 5 more.
Tale of the tape
16.3PPG26.8
3.9RPG7.5
6.7APG7.4
52.8%TS%59.0%
18.9PER26.6
144.0Win Shares276.6
1335games played1622
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Series wins | 5 |
| 10.4 | PPG | 31.2 |
| 3.3 | RPG | 6.3 |
| 4.9 | APG | 6.6 |
| 13 meetings · first 2003-04 · last 2006-07 | ||
Per Game
| Gary Payton | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 1335 | G | 1622 |
| 35.3 | MIN | 37.6 |
| 16.3 | PTS | 26.8 |
| 3.9 | REB | 7.5 |
| 6.7 | AST | 7.4 |
| 1.8 | STL | 1.5 |
| 0.2 | BLK | 0.7 |
| 46.6 | FG% | 50.7 |
| 31.7 | 3P% | 34.8 |
| 72.9 | FT% | 73.7 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 18.9 | PER | 26.6 |
| 52.8 | TS% | 59.0 |
| 22.5 | USG% | 31.4 |
| 144.0 | WS | 276.6 |
| 0.147 | WS/48 | 0.218 |
| 3.4 | BPM | 8.2 |
| 65.0 | VORP | 158.2 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defensive POY | — |
| 9 | All-NBA | 21 |
| 9 | All-Star | 22 |
| 9 | All-Defensive | 6 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | MVP | 4 |
| — | Finals MVP | 4 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 3 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
Career percentiles
81Scoring99
56Efficiency81
95Playmaking98
60Rebounding90
82Defense92
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