Kyle Kuzma vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Kyle Kuzma 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
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2024-25
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 8 Elfrid Payton 9

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 3 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.0 Elfrid Payton 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.3 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Elfrid Payton 5.8

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.5 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 9,210 Elfrid Payton 5,121

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,413 Elfrid Payton 2,086

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,446 Elfrid Payton 3,033

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 304 Elfrid Payton 612

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 281 Elfrid Payton 162

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 541 Elfrid Payton 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .450 Elfrid Payton .444

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .334 Elfrid Payton .286

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .721 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.6 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.1 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 276 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 99 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 28 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 9 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 32 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .393 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .276 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .731 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)