Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 Elfrid Payton 9

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Elfrid Payton 2

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Elfrid Payton 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Elfrid Payton 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Elfrid Payton 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 Elfrid Payton 9.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Elfrid Payton 5.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 Elfrid Payton 5,121

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 Elfrid Payton 2,086

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 Elfrid Payton 3,033

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 Elfrid Payton 612

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 Elfrid Payton 162

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 Elfrid Payton 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Elfrid Payton .444

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 Elfrid Payton .286

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)