LeBron James vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Elfrid Payton 2

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Elfrid Payton 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Elfrid Payton 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Elfrid Payton 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Elfrid Payton 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Elfrid Payton 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games LeBron James 287 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)