Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Elfrid Payton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Elfrid Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Elfrid Payton 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.