Elfrid Payton vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Elfrid Payton 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

Elfrid Payton

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elfrid Payton 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Elfrid Payton 8 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Elfrid Payton 2 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Elfrid Payton 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elfrid Payton 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Elfrid Payton 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elfrid Payton 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Elfrid Payton 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 10.1 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 4.0 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.7 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.2 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5,036 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 2,007 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 2,867 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 588 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 151 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Elfrid Payton 500 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .447 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton .287 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .623 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.3 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.0 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 0 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 4 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 1 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 0 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Elfrid Payton 4 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .250 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton - Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .500 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)