Elfrid Payton vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2024-25
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elfrid Payton 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Elfrid Payton 9 Nikola Vucevic 14

Playoffs Played Elfrid Payton 2 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Elfrid Payton 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 9.8 Nikola Vucevic 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 4.0 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.8 Nikola Vucevic 2.9

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.2 Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5,121 Nikola Vucevic 16,719

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 2,086 Nikola Vucevic 10,170

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 3,033 Nikola Vucevic 2,812

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 612 Nikola Vucevic 821

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 162 Nikola Vucevic 844

Total Games Elfrid Payton 524 Nikola Vucevic 972

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .444 Nikola Vucevic .497

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton .286 Nikola Vucevic .348

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .623 Nikola Vucevic .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.3 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.0 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 0 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 4 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 1 Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 0 Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Elfrid Payton 4 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .250 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton - Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .500 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021) Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)