Elgin Baylor vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Elfrid Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.