Gary Payton vs. Theo Pinson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Theo Pinson 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.

Theo Pinson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Theo Pinson: 2018-19 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Theo Pinson 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Theo Pinson 5

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Theo Pinson 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Theo Pinson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Theo Pinson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Theo Pinson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Theo Pinson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Theo Pinson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Theo Pinson 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Theo Pinson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Theo Pinson 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Theo Pinson 1.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Theo Pinson 1.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Theo Pinson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Theo Pinson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Theo Pinson 346

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Theo Pinson 179

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Theo Pinson 141

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Theo Pinson 34

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Theo Pinson 7

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Theo Pinson 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Theo Pinson .320

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Theo Pinson .261

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Theo Pinson .902

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Theo Pinson 4.5 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Theo Pinson 2.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Theo Pinson 1.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Theo Pinson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Theo Pinson 0.1 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Theo Pinson 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Theo Pinson 1.0

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Theo Pinson 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Theo Pinson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Theo Pinson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Theo Pinson 9

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Theo Pinson 3

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Theo Pinson 3

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Theo Pinson 2

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Theo Pinson 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Theo Pinson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Theo Pinson .375

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Theo Pinson .429

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Theo Pinson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Theo Pinson 3.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Theo Pinson 1.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Theo Pinson 1.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Theo Pinson 0.7 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Theo Pinson 0.0 (2019)