Nikola Jokic vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Nikola Jokic 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

Nikola Jokic

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jokic 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Nikola Jokic 9 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Nikola Jokic 6 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Nikola Jokic 6 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Nikola Jokic 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP Nikola Jokic 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jokic 3 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jokic 5 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 20.9 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 10.7 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 6.9 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.2 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.7 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 14,139 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 7,249 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 4,667 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 822 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 491 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Nikola Jokic 675 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .557 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .350 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .827 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 27.5 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 12.2 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 7.3 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.1 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 0.9 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jokic 1,928 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Nikola Jokic 852 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Nikola Jokic 513 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Nikola Jokic 75 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Nikola Jokic 62 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Nikola Jokic 70 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jokic .531 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jokic .412 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jokic .827 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jokic 16.0 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jokic 9.5 (2023) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jokic 2.0 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)