Gary Payton vs LeBron James
LeBron James leads 5 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (20.9 PPG) and rebounding (6.1 RPG). Head to head they met 13 times, with Gary Payton winning the series 8–5.
The case for Gary Payton: career value (144.0 Win Shares), longevity (1335 games played), accolades (1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).
The case for LeBron James: scoring (20.9 PPG), rebounding (6.1 RPG), playmaking (7.2 APG), and 2 more.
PPG
16.320.9
RPG
3.96.1
APG
6.77.2
TS%
52.8%59.4%
PER
18.920.8
Win Shares
144.05.5
games played
133560
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS—
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 8–5 | |
| Meetings | 13 | |
| PPG | 10.4 | 31.2 |
| RPG | 3.3 | 6.3 |
| APG | 4.9 | 6.6 |
| First meeting | 2003-04 | |
| Last meeting | 2006-07 | |
Per Game
| Gary Payton | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1335 | 60 |
| MIN | 35.3 | 33.1 |
| PTS | 16.3 | 20.9 |
| REB | 3.9 | 6.1 |
| AST | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| STL | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| FG% | 46.6 | 51.5 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 31.7 |
| FT% | 72.9 | 73.7 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 18.9 | 20.8 |
| TS% | 52.8 | 59.4 |
| USG% | 22.5 | 27.3 |
| WS | 144.0 | 5.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.147 | 0.132 |
| BPM | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| VORP | 65.0 | 2.8 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 9 | — |
| All-Star | 9 | — |
| All-Defensive | 9 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring8193
Efficiency5665
Playmaking9598
Rebounding6086
Defense8285
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