Paul Arizin vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Elfrid Payton 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.