Bob McAdoo vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Bob McAdoo 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

Bob McAdoo

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob McAdoo 2 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Bob McAdoo 14 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Bob McAdoo 9 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Bob McAdoo 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob McAdoo 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Bob McAdoo 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob McAdoo 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Scoring Leader Bob McAdoo 3 Elfrid Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Bob McAdoo 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 22.1 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 9.4 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.3 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.0 * Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.5 * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 18,787 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 8,048 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 1,951 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 751 * Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 1,147 * Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Bob McAdoo 852 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .503 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .081 * Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .754 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) * Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 18.3 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 7.6 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 0.8 * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.6 * Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob McAdoo 1,718 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Bob McAdoo 711 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Bob McAdoo 127 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Bob McAdoo 72 * Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Bob McAdoo 151 * Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Bob McAdoo 94 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob McAdoo .491 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Bob McAdoo .250 * Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Bob McAdoo .724 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) * Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.