Joel Embiid vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Elfrid Payton

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 6 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Elfrid Payton 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.0 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.8 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,271 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 576 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Joel Embiid 148 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Joel Embiid 42 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 93 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Joel Embiid 53 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .461 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .280 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .823 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 30.0 (2020) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.4 (2021) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)