Donovan Mitchell vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Donovan Mitchell 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

Donovan Mitchell

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donovan Mitchell: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donovan Mitchell 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Donovan Mitchell 7 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Donovan Mitchell 7 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Donovan Mitchell 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donovan Mitchell 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 24.8 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.3 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.6 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.4 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 11,619 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 2,002 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 2,176 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 645 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 156 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 468 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .450 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .366 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .843 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 28.3 (2023) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.1 (2024) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 6.1 (2024) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.8 (2024) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 27.7 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.0 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.0 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 1,274 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 228 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 228 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 60 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 16 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 46 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .432 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .356 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .854 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 36.3 (2020) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.9 (2018) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 7.2 (2023) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 2.0 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.6 (2023) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)