Alex Len vs Gary Payton Career Stats Comparison

This is as close as it gets. Alex Len and Gary Payton split the statistical categories evenly — 4 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested C comparisons in NBA history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Gary Payton's Assists Per Game of 6.7 compared to Alex Len's 0.9 represents a 644.4% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alex Len falls 50% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Gary Payton exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Gary Payton's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Three Point %, where Alex Len posts 32.2% against Gary Payton's 31.7% — a gap of just 1.6%. Gary Payton can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Three Point % is the statistical ammunition for the Gary Payton side.

Centers have evolved dramatically across NBA eras — from dominant low-post scorers to modern stretch bigs. Career statistics must be evaluated with positional evolution and era context in mind.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Gary Payton claims the tiebreaker through Assists Per Game advantage — a 644.4% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.