Stephen Curry vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Stephen Curry 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
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2024-25
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 16 Elfrid Payton 9

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 10 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 11 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 11 Elfrid Payton 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.7 Elfrid Payton 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Elfrid Payton 5.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 25,386 Elfrid Payton 5,121

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,819 Elfrid Payton 2,086

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,540 Elfrid Payton 3,033

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,553 Elfrid Payton 612

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 265 Elfrid Payton 162

Total Games Stephen Curry 1,026 Elfrid Payton 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .471 Elfrid Payton .444

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .423 Elfrid Payton .286

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .911 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2025) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 26.8 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 4,147 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 828 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Stephen Curry 953 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Stephen Curry 231 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 50 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Stephen Curry 155 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .454 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)