Gary Payton vs Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan leads 6 of 8 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (30.1 PPG) and rebounding (6.2 RPG). Head to head they met 21 times, 6 of them in the playoffs, with Michael Jordan winning the series 14–7.
The case for Gary Payton
playmaking (6.7 APG), longevity (1335 games played).
The case for Michael Jordan
scoring (30.1 PPG), rebounding (6.2 RPG), shooting efficiency (56.9% TS%), and 3 more.
Tale of the tape
16.3PPG30.1
3.9RPG6.2
6.7APG5.3
52.8%TS%56.9%
18.9PER28.1
144.0Win Shares197.9
1335games played1072
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Series wins | 14 |
| 16.4 | PPG | 29.6 |
| 4.9 | RPG | 7.2 |
| 8.0 | APG | 3.8 |
| 21 meetings (6 in the playoffs) · first 1990-91 · last 2002-03 | ||
Per Game
| Gary Payton | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| 1335 | G | 1072 |
| 35.3 | MIN | 38.3 |
| 16.3 | PTS | 30.1 |
| 3.9 | REB | 6.2 |
| 6.7 | AST | 5.3 |
| 1.8 | STL | 2.3 |
| 0.2 | BLK | 0.8 |
| 46.6 | FG% | 49.7 |
| 31.7 | 3P% | 32.7 |
| 72.9 | FT% | 83.5 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| 18.9 | PER | 28.1 |
| 52.8 | TS% | 56.9 |
| 22.5 | USG% | 33.7 |
| 144.0 | WS | 197.9 |
| 0.147 | WS/48 | 0.251 |
| 3.4 | BPM | 8.8 |
| 65.0 | VORP | 103.9 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defensive POY | 1 |
| 9 | All-NBA | 11 |
| 9 | All-Star | 14 |
| 9 | All-Defensive | 9 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | MVP | 5 |
| — | Finals MVP | 6 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 3 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
Career percentiles
81Scoring99
56Efficiency78
95Playmaking90
60Rebounding82
82Defense95
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