Dwight Howard vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Dwight Howard 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

Dwight Howard

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Howard 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Dwight Howard 18 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Dwight Howard 12 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Dwight Howard 8 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dwight Howard 5 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 8 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Howard 4 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dwight Howard 3 Elfrid Payton 0

Rebounds Leader Dwight Howard 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Blocks Leader Dwight Howard 2 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.7 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.3 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.9 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 1.8 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 19,485 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 14,627 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Dwight Howard 1,676 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Dwight Howard 1,081 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 2,228 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Dwight Howard 1,242 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .587 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .214 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .567 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.3 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.2 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.8 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.0 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 1,909 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 1,473 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Dwight Howard 149 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Dwight Howard 94 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 248 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Dwight Howard 125 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .589 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .143 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .548 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)