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

Kevin Love

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Elfrid Payton 8

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 16.5 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Elfrid Payton 5.7

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 15,299 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 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 13.1 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.6 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.7 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 1,110 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 728 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Kevin Love 143 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Kevin Love 85 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .401 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .399 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)