Gary Payton
- Seasons
- 1990-91 to 2006-07
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Born
- Jul 23, 1968
- College
- Oregon State
- Draft
- 1990, round 1, pick 2
1Championships
9All-League teams
9All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 17 | 1,335 | 21,813 | 16.3 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 145.5 |
| Playoffs | 15 | 154 | 2,155 | 14.0 | 3.7 | 5.3 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | SEA | 82 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 41-41 | Lost 2nd round | 4.8 | |
| 1991-92 | SEA | 81 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 47-35 | Lost conf. finals | 7.6 | |
| 1992-93 | SEA | 82 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 55-27 | Lost conf. finals | 12.3 | |
| 1993-94 | SEA | 82 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 63-19 | Lost conf. finals | 15.8 | All-Defense 1st, All-League 3rd, All-Star |
| 1994-95 | SEA | 82 | 20.6 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 57-25 | Lost conf. finals | 17.8 | All-Defense 1st, All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1995-96 | SEA | 81 | 19.3 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 64-18 | Lost Finals | 20.7 | All-Defense 1st, All-League 2nd, All-Star, Defensive Player of the Year |
| 1996-97 | SEA | 82 | 21.8 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 57-25 | Lost conf. finals | 23.8 | All-Defense 1st, All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 82 | 19.2 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 61-21 | Lost conf. finals | 24.0 | All-Defense 1st, All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1998-99 | SEA | 50 | 21.7 | 4.9 | 8.7 | 25-25 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Defense 1st, All-League 2nd |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 82 | 24.2 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 45-37 | Lost conf. finals | 25.8 | All-Defense 1st, All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 2000-01 | SEA | 79 | 23.1 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 44-38 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Defense 1st, All-League 3rd, All-Star |
| 2001-02 | SEA | 82 | 22.1 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 45-37 | Lost conf. finals | 22.2 | All-Defense 1st, All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 2002-03 | SEA | 52 | 20.8 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 40-42 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Star |
| 2002-03 | MIL | 28 | 19.6 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 42-40 | Lost 1st round | 18.5 | All-Star |
| 2003-04 | LAL | 82 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 56-26 | Lost Finals | 7.8 | |
| 2004-05 | BOS | 77 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 45-37 | Lost conf. finals | 10.3 | |
| 2005-06 | MIA | 81 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 52-30 | Won title | 5.8 | |
| 2006-07 | MIA | 68 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 44-38 | Lost conf. finals | 0.0 |