Elfrid Payton vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Elfrid Payton 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

Elfrid Payton

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elfrid Payton 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Elfrid Payton 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Elfrid Payton 2 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Elfrid Payton 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 10.1 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 4.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.7 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5,036 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 2,007 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 2,867 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 588 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 151 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Elfrid Payton 500 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .447 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton .287 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .623 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 0 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 4 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 1 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 0 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Elfrid Payton 4 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .250 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton - Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .500 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)