Ron Harper vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Ron Harper 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
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Elfrid Payton 9

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Elfrid Payton 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Elfrid Payton 5.8

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Elfrid Payton 5,121

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Elfrid Payton 2,086

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Elfrid Payton 3,033

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Elfrid Payton 612

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Elfrid Payton 162

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Elfrid Payton 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Elfrid Payton .444

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Elfrid Payton .286

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)