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Manu GinobilivsGary Payton

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

Manu Ginobili

2003–2018 · 16 seasons

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PG · VAL group G

Gary Payton

1991–2007 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Manu Ginobili and Gary Payton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Manu Ginobili	Stat	Gary Payton
16	Seasons	17
153.2	Career VAL	185.1
16.1 (2008)	Peak-season VAL	17.1 (2002)
Inducted 2022	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2013
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Manu Ginobili and Gary Payton have
Manu Ginobili	Stat	Gary Payton
Career
1,056	Games	1,328

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, Points / game, Rebounds / game, Assists / game, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Gary Payton's career line covers 2002–2007 only (the table behind it does not cover 11 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Manu Ginobili	Gary Payton
22	—	7.6
23	—	7
24	—	9.7
25	5.2	10.8
26	12.1	15.8
27	15.9	15.3
28	12.4	14.2
29	15.1	14
30	16.1	8.8
31	7.2	14.7
32	13.5	15.4
33	14.2	17.1
34	5.7	13.1
35	7.8	9.9
36	9.5	7.8
37	6.3	3.4
38	5.7	0.5
39	4.4	—
40	2.1	—