Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elfrid Payton 0

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Elfrid Payton 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)