Elfrid Payton vs. Ricky Rubio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Rubio 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.

Ricky Rubio

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elfrid Payton 0 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Seasons Elfrid Payton 8 Ricky Rubio 12

Playoffs Played Elfrid Payton 2 Ricky Rubio 3

All-Star Games Elfrid Payton 0 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 10.1 Ricky Rubio 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 4.0 Ricky Rubio 4.1

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.7 Ricky Rubio 7.4

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.2 Ricky Rubio 1.8

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Ricky Rubio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5,036 Ricky Rubio 7,570

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 2,007 Ricky Rubio 2,830

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 2,867 Ricky Rubio 5,160

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 588 Ricky Rubio 1,226

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 151 Ricky Rubio 94

Total Games Elfrid Payton 500 Ricky Rubio 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .447 Ricky Rubio .388

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton .287 Ricky Rubio .324

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .623 Ricky Rubio .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017) Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019) Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019) Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017) Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.3 Ricky Rubio 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Ricky Rubio 4.7

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.0 Ricky Rubio 6.3

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Ricky Rubio 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Ricky Rubio 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5 Ricky Rubio 161

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 0 Ricky Rubio 66

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 4 Ricky Rubio 88

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 1 Ricky Rubio 21

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 0 Ricky Rubio 4

Total Games Elfrid Payton 4 Ricky Rubio 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .250 Ricky Rubio .384

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton - Ricky Rubio .269

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .500 Ricky Rubio .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022) Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022) Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021) Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018)