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.
PPG
16.330.1
RPG
3.96.2
APG
6.75.3
TS%
52.8%56.9%
PER
18.928.1
Win Shares
144.0197.9
games played
13351072
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS5 MVP · 6 FMVP · 1 DPOY · 11 All-NBA · 14 AS
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 7–14 | |
| Meetings | 21 (6 playoff) | |
| PPG | 16.4 | 29.6 |
| RPG | 4.9 | 7.2 |
| APG | 8.0 | 3.8 |
| First meeting | 1990-91 | |
| Last meeting | 2002-03 | |
Per Game
| Gary Payton | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1335 | 1072 |
| MIN | 35.3 | 38.3 |
| PTS | 16.3 | 30.1 |
| REB | 3.9 | 6.2 |
| AST | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| STL | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 46.6 | 49.7 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 32.7 |
| FT% | 72.9 | 83.5 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 18.9 | 28.1 |
| TS% | 52.8 | 56.9 |
| USG% | 22.5 | 33.7 |
| WS | 144.0 | 197.9 |
| WS/48 | 0.147 | 0.251 |
| BPM | 3.4 | 8.8 |
| VORP | 65.0 | 103.9 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 1 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 9 | 11 |
| All-Star | 9 | 14 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 9 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | 1 |
| MVP | — | 5 |
| Finals MVP | — | 6 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8199
Efficiency5678
Playmaking9590
Rebounding6082
Defense8295
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