Hal Greer vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Hal Greer 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

Hal Greer

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hal Greer: 1958-59 to 1972-73
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hal Greer 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Hal Greer 15 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Hal Greer 13 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Hal Greer 10 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hal Greer 7 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hal Greer 19.2 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Hal Greer 5.0 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Hal Greer 4.0 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Hal Greer 21,586 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Hal Greer 5,665 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Hal Greer 4,540 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Hal Greer 1,122 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hal Greer .452 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Hal Greer .801 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hal Greer 24.1 (1968) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Hal Greer 7.4 (1962) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Hal Greer 5.1 (1970) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hal Greer 20.4 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Hal Greer 5.5 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Hal Greer 4.3 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Hal Greer 1,876 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Hal Greer 505 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Hal Greer 393 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Hal Greer 92 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hal Greer .425 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Hal Greer .812 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hal Greer 27.7 (1967) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Hal Greer 7.4 (1965) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Hal Greer 6.0 (1964) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Hal Greer - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Hal Greer - 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.