Basketball Savant / Players / Gary Payton II 7.5 PPG3.6 RPG1.7 APG0.8 TPG15.6 MPG
Gary Payton II
Gary Payton II, 2025-26 with GSW: 7.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 15.6 minutes a game. Against the 349 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 2-point % (98th percentile), Steals / 75 (95th) and Effective FG% (92nd); his lowest are FT attempts / g (4th percentile) and 3-point % (12th).
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 3 | 2 | 15.6 |
| Minutes share | 28 | 28 | 28.8% |
| Availability | 78 | 79 | 89.0% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 86 | 94 | .632 |
| Effective FG% | 92 | 99 | .628 |
| Points per shot | 63 | 74 | 1.32 |
| 3-point % | 12 | 9 | 29.1% |
| 3-point attempts / g | 13 | 4 | 1.7 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 23 | 13 | 30.6% |
| 2-point % | 98 | 99 | 71.2% |
| Free throw % | 10 | 6 | 65.0% |
| FT attempts / g | 4 | 4 | 0.5 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 5 | 6 | 9.6% |
| % points from 3 | 19 | 9 | 20.3% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 57 | 55 | 17.0 |
| Assist % | 60 | 44 | 16.4% |
| Assists / 75 | 57 | 40 | 3.8 |
| Assist / turnover | 59 | 38 | 1.98 |
| Potential assists / 75 | 60 | 42 | 6.9 |
| Usage % | 43 | 40 | 17.7% |
| Turnover % | 43 | 47 | 12.5% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 49 | 58 | 1.9 |
| Offensive rebound % | 88 | 99 | 8.4% |
| Off-ball gravity | 13 | 2 | -2.6 |
| Drive rate / 75 | 15 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Self-creation | 78 | 91 | high |
| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 61 | 61 | 58 |
| Defender difficulty | 39 | 52 | low (−0.1) |
| Impact | |||
| On/Off net | 28 | 27 | -2.6 |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 78 | 97 | 8.2 |
| Def. rebound % | 70 | 93 | 14.3% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 95 | 92 | 2.1 |
| Blocks / 75 | 62 | 84 | 0.7 |
| Stocks / 75 | 86 | 90 | 2.7 |
| Steal % | 94 | 91 | 2.8% |
| Block % | 62 | 83 | 1.7% |
| Rim FG% def. diff | 46 | 60 | −0.5% |
| Matchup difficulty | 82 | 80 | elite (14.0) |
| Opp FG% on matchups | 47 | 50 | +0.4% |
| Deflections / 75 | 95 | 93 | 4.6 |
| Physical ingredients | |||
| Height | 7 | 15 | 6'2" |
| Strength (weight) | 20 | 35 | 195 |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 82 | 88 | 18.3 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 84 | 89 | .149 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 77 | 77 | +1.9 |
| Offensive BPM | 66 | 69 | +0.7 |
| Defensive BPM | 87 | 87 | +1.3 |
| VORP | 67 | 68 | 1.1 |
| Game Score / g | 34 | 40 | 7.1 |
Statistical comps
closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min
Weakness comps
who shares his flaws, ranked against other guards · 2025-26 · 500+ min
Where he ranks worst
- 3-point %6th percentile
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | MIL | 24 | 6 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | .413 | −6.5 | 1 | |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 25 | 23 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | .443 | −3.9 | 7 | |
| 2018-19 | GSW | 26 | 3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .688 | +18.9 | 99 | |
| 2019-20 | WAS | 27 | 29 | 14.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | .473 | −1.6 | 30 | |
| 2020-21 | GSW | 28 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .847 | +9.2 | 99 | |
| 2021-22★ | GSW | 29 | 71 | 17.6 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 0.9 | .679 | +3.7 | 92 | Champion |
| 2022-23 | GSW | 30 | 22 | 16.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.4 | .701 | +0.3 | 59 | |
| 2023-24 | GSW | 31 | 44 | 15.5 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .621 | +0.9 | 68 | |
| 2024-25 | GSW | 32 | 62 | 15.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | .635 | +1.4 | 75 | |
| 2025-26 | GSW | 33 | 73 | 15.6 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | .632 | +1.9 | 77 |
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.