Ja Morant vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)