Elijah Harkless vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Elijah Harkless 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
Elijah Harkless: 2024-25 to 2024-25
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elijah Harkless 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Elijah Harkless 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Elijah Harkless 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Elijah Harkless 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elijah Harkless 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Harkless 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Elijah Harkless 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Harkless 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Elijah Harkless 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Elijah Harkless 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless 3.2 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless 2.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless 1.0 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Harkless 32 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Elijah Harkless 21 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Elijah Harkless 8 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Elijah Harkless 10 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Elijah Harkless 1 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Elijah Harkless 10 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Harkless .314 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Elijah Harkless .280 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Harkless .500 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless 3.2 (2025) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless 2.1 (2025) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.8 (2025) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless 1.0 (2025) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.1 (2025) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Elijah Harkless 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)