Earl Monroe vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.