Gary Payton

SEA · Guard · 1999-00 · Oregon State · Year 10 · age 31 · born Jul 23, 1968

24.2 PPG6.5 RPG8.9 APG2.7 TPG41.8 MPG

All-NBA 1stAll-Def 1stAll-Star

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Height: 6'4"
Weight: 180

Gary Payton, 1999-00 with SEA: 24.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 8.9 assists in 41.8 minutes a game. Against the 275 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (99th percentile), Box Plus/Minus (99th) and VORP (99th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (20th percentile) and Offensive rebound % (30th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 17 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 275 qualified players in 1999-00; the second number is his rank among the 116 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Minutes / game	99	99	41.8
Minutes share	99	99	86.6%
Availability	89	88	100.0%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	60	63	.535
Effective FG%	69	73	.502
Points per shot	53	64	1.19
3-point %	55	40	34.0%
3-point attempts / g	99	99	6.3
3PA rate (of FGA)	81	64	31.2%
2-point %	77	89	49.7%
Free throw %	38	21	73.5%
FT attempts / g	92	95	5.2
FT rate (of FGA)	37	49	25.4%
% points from 3	79	62	26.8%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	95	97	22.0
Assist %	96	91	36.8%
Assists / 75	95	88	8.1
Assist / turnover	96	91	3.27
Usage %	93	95	26.4%
Turnover %	84	80	10.8%
Turnovers / 75	36	36	2.5
Offensive rebound %	30	64	2.8%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	48	91	5.9
Def. rebound %	53	92	12.3%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	83	70	1.7
Blocks / 75	20	41	0.2
Stocks / 75	52	61	1.9
Steal %	83	70	2.3%
Block %	21	43	0.4%
Physical ingredients
Height	22	51	6'4"
Strength (weight)	7	16	180

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Overall value
PER	97	99	23.6
Win Shares / 48	97	99	.195
Box Plus/Minus	99	99	+6.4
Offensive BPM	99	99	+5.8
Defensive BPM	73	73	+0.7
VORP	99	99	7.3
Game Score / g	99	99	20.1

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
1990-91	SEA	22	82	27.4	7.2	3.0	6.4	.476	+0.8	67	All-Rookie 2nd
1991-92	SEA	23	81	31.5	9.4	3.6	6.2	.478	+0.4	64
1992-93	SEA	24	82	31.1	13.5	3.4	4.9	.529	+2.7	88
1993-94	SEA	25	82	35.1	16.5	3.3	6.0	.526	+3.1	91	All-NBA 3rd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1994-95	SEA	26	82	36.8	20.6	3.4	7.1	.564	+4.9	95	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1995-96	SEA	27	81	39.0	19.3	4.2	7.5	.554	+4.6	94	DPOY · All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1996-97	SEA	28	82	39.2	21.8	4.6	7.1	.545	+5.5	96	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1997-98	SEA	29	82	38.4	19.2	4.6	8.3	.544	+5.1	98	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
1998-99	SEA	30	50	40.2	21.7	4.9	8.7	.519	+5.1	96	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st
1999-00★	SEA	31	82	41.8	24.2	6.5	8.9	.535	+6.4	99	All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2000-01	SEA	32	79	41.1	23.1	4.6	8.1	.522	+4.0	92	All-NBA 3rd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2001-02	SEA	33	82	40.2	22.1	4.8	9.0	.526	+5.1	97	All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2002-03	SEA	34	80	40.1	20.4	4.2	8.3	.504	+3.1	89	All-Star
2003-04	LAL	35	82	34.6	14.6	4.2	5.5	.528	+2.0	79
2004-05	BOS	36	77	33.1	11.3	3.1	6.1	.537	+0.4	64
2005-06	MIA	37	81	28.5	7.7	2.9	3.2	.520	−0.9	42	Champion
2006-07	MIA	38	68	22.1	5.3	1.9	3.0	.458	−3.2	11

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.