Kevin Love vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Kevin Love 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
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2024-25
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 17 Elfrid Payton 9

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.2 Elfrid Payton 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.0 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Elfrid Payton 5.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,421 Elfrid Payton 5,121

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,497 Elfrid Payton 2,086

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,172 Elfrid Payton 3,033

Total Steals Kevin Love 577 Elfrid Payton 612

Total Blocks Kevin Love 368 Elfrid Payton 162

Total Games Kevin Love 952 Elfrid Payton 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .438 Elfrid Payton .444

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Elfrid Payton .286

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .828 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)