Yao Ming vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)