Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Hakeem Olajuwon that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Elfrid Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)