Josh Giddey vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Josh Giddey 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

Josh Giddey

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 3 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 13.9 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.3 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 5.7 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.8 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 2,920 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 1,534 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,200 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Josh Giddey 160 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 95 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Josh Giddey 210 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .310 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .753 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 12.5 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 5.0 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.3 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 50 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 20 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Josh Giddey 13 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Josh Giddey 1 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Josh Giddey 4 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .474 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .500 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .833 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 12.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 5.0 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.3 (2024) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.3 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)