Clyde Drexler vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Clyde Drexler 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

Clyde Drexler

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Drexler: 1983-84 to 1997-98
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Drexler 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Clyde Drexler 15 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Clyde Drexler 15 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Clyde Drexler 10 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Clyde Drexler 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Drexler 5 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 5.6 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.0 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 22,195 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 6,677 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 6,125 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 2,207 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 719 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Clyde Drexler 1,086 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .472 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .318 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .788 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.2 (1989) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 7.9 (1989) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 8.0 (1986) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.7 (1989) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.9 (1992) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.9 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.9 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 2,963 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 1,002 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 891 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 278 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 108 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Clyde Drexler 145 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .447 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .288 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .787 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.7 (1989) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 10.3 (1994) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 9.2 (1985) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 3.0 (1988) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.0 (1993) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)