Gary Payton vs. Luis Scola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Luis Scola and Gary Payton that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gary Payton

vs.

Luis Scola

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Luis Scola: 2007-08 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Luis Scola 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Luis Scola 10

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Luis Scola 4

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Luis Scola 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Luis Scola 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Luis Scola 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Luis Scola 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Luis Scola 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Luis Scola 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Luis Scola 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Luis Scola 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Luis Scola 6.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Luis Scola 1.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Luis Scola 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Luis Scola 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Luis Scola 8,882

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Luis Scola 4,941

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Luis Scola 1,194

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Luis Scola 474

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Luis Scola 224

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Luis Scola 743

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Luis Scola .493

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Luis Scola .339

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Luis Scola .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Luis Scola 18.3 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Luis Scola 8.8 (2009)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Luis Scola 2.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Luis Scola 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Luis Scola 0.6 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Luis Scola 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Luis Scola 4.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Luis Scola 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Luis Scola 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Luis Scola 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Luis Scola 409

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Luis Scola 225

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Luis Scola 47

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Luis Scola 20

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Luis Scola 7

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Luis Scola 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Luis Scola .454

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Luis Scola .200

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Luis Scola .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Luis Scola 14.4 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Luis Scola 9.3 (2008)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Luis Scola 1.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Luis Scola 0.7 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Luis Scola 0.2 (2009)