Wilt Chamberlain vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Elfrid Payton 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Elfrid Payton 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Elfrid Payton 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - 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.