Buddy Hield vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Buddy Hield 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

Buddy Hield

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Hield: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Hield 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Buddy Hield 8 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Buddy Hield 1 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Buddy Hield 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 15.5 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 4.2 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 2.6 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.9 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 9,820 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 2,672 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1,641 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Buddy Hield 545 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 204 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Buddy Hield 632 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .434 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .400 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield .860 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 20.7 (2019) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 5.0 (2019) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 3.6 (2021) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 1.2 (2023) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 5.5 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 1.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 22 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Buddy Hield 2 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Buddy Hield 0 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Buddy Hield 4 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .412 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .462 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield 1.000 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 5.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 1.3 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)