Jeremy Lin vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)