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 advanced
- PER
- 18.9
- True shooting
- .528
- Effective FG
- .496
- Usage rate
- 22.5
- Win shares
- 145.5
- WS per 48
- .148
- Box plus/minus
- 3.3
- VORP
- 62.4
- Best season, WS
- 13.9
- Best season, BPM
- 6.4
- MVP vote shares
- 0.82
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 1 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | SEA | 22 | 82 | 2,244 | 13.2 | .476 | .451 | 14.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | .073 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 104 | 108 |
| 1991-92 | SEA | 23 | 81 | 2,549 | 13.1 | .478 | .453 | 16.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | .074 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 106 | 109 |
| 1992-93 | SEA | 24 | 82 | 2,548 | 17.0 | .529 | .498 | 19.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 7.8 | .147 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 113 | 105 |
| 1993-94 | SEA | 25 | 82 | 2,881 | 17.8 | .526 | .510 | 21.6 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 9.3 | .155 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 111 | 103 |
| 1994-95 | SEA | 26 | 82 | 3,015 | 21.3 | .564 | .535 | 24.4 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 11.7 | .187 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 118 | 107 |
| 1995-96 | SEA | 27 | 81 | 3,162 | 19.6 | .554 | .523 | 23.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 11.5 | .174 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 112 | 102 |
| 1996-97 | SEA | 28 | 82 | 3,213 | 21.8 | .545 | .517 | 26.4 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 12.9 | .193 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 114 | 103 |
| 1997-98 | SEA | 29 | 82 | 3,145 | 21.6 | .544 | .505 | 24.6 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 12.5 | .190 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 114 | 103 |
| 1998-99 | SEA | 30 | 50 | 2,008 | 23.1 | .519 | .479 | 27.1 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 7.2 | .172 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 111 | 106 |
| 1999-00 | SEA | 31 | 82 | 3,425 | 23.6 | .535 | .502 | 26.8 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 13.9 | .195 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 114 | 104 |
| 2000-01 | SEA | 32 | 79 | 3,244 | 22.1 | .522 | .488 | 27.2 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 10.8 | .160 | 4.7 | -0.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 111 | 107 |
| 2001-02 | SEA | 33 | 82 | 3,301 | 22.9 | .526 | .490 | 27.2 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 12.6 | .183 | 5.2 | -0.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 114 | 107 |
| 2002-03 | 2+ teams | 34 | 80 | 3,208 | 21.1 | .504 | .472 | 26.4 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 9.1 | .136 | 3.7 | -0.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 108 | 107 |
| 2003-04 | LAL | 35 | 82 | 2,825 | 17.3 | .528 | .498 | 20.4 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 8.1 | .137 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 109 | 103 |
| 2004-05 | BOS | 36 | 77 | 2,541 | 15.1 | .537 | .497 | 17.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 5.4 | .102 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 111 | 109 |
| 2005-06 | MIA | 37 | 81 | 2,305 | 10.7 | .520 | .481 | 14.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.1 | .085 | -1.4 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 107 | 107 |
| 2006-07 | MIA | 38 | 68 | 1,503 | 9.0 | .458 | .437 | 14.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .042 | -3.1 | -0.1 | -3.2 | -0.5 | 98 | 108 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.