Bam Adebayo vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)