Elfrid Payton vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld 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.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elfrid Payton 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons Elfrid Payton 8 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played Elfrid Payton 2 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games Elfrid Payton 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Elfrid Payton 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP Elfrid Payton 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team Elfrid Payton 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elfrid Payton 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader Elfrid Payton 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year Elfrid Payton 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 10.1 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 4.0 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.7 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.2 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5,036 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 2,007 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 2,867 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 588 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 151 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games Elfrid Payton 500 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .447 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton .287 Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .623 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.3 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.0 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 0 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 4 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 1 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 0 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games Elfrid Payton 4 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .250 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton - Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .500 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) Wes Unseld 1.5 (1980) *

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.