Kevin Garnett vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 Elfrid Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)