Joel Embiid vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Joel Embiid 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
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2024-25
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 9 Elfrid Payton 9

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Elfrid Payton 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.7 Elfrid Payton 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.0 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.7 Elfrid Payton 5.8

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.6 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,523 Elfrid Payton 5,121

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,987 Elfrid Payton 2,086

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,658 Elfrid Payton 3,033

Total Steals Joel Embiid 411 Elfrid Payton 612

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 738 Elfrid Payton 162

Total Games Joel Embiid 452 Elfrid Payton 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .501 Elfrid Payton .444

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .339 Elfrid Payton .286

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)