Karl Malone vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

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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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
Elfrid Payton:
2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

Karl Malone0
Elfrid Payton0
Karl Malone19
Elfrid Payton8
Karl Malone19
Elfrid Payton2
Karl Malone14
Elfrid Payton0

Honors and Awards

Karl Malone2
Elfrid Payton0
Karl Malone11
Elfrid Payton0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Karl Malone14
Elfrid Payton0
Karl Malone3
Elfrid Payton0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Karl Malone4
Elfrid Payton0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Karl Malone 25.0
Elfrid Payton 10.1

Karl Malone 10.1
Elfrid Payton 4.0

Karl Malone 3.6
Elfrid Payton 5.7

Karl Malone 1.4
Elfrid Payton 1.2

Karl Malone 0.8
Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Karl Malone 36,928
Elfrid Payton 5,036

Karl Malone 14,968
Elfrid Payton 2,007

Karl Malone 5,248
Elfrid Payton 2,867

Karl Malone 2,085
Elfrid Payton 588

Karl Malone 1,145
Elfrid Payton 151

Karl Malone 1,476
Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Karl Malone .516
Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage
Karl Malone .274
Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage
Karl Malone .742
Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Karl Malone 31.0
(1990)
Elfrid Payton 12.8
(2017)

Karl Malone 12.0
(1988)
Elfrid Payton 5.2
(2019)

Karl Malone 4.7
(2003)
Elfrid Payton 7.6
(2019)

Karl Malone 1.9
(2002)
Elfrid Payton 1.7
(2015)

Karl Malone 1.5
(1994)
Elfrid Payton 0.5
(2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Karl Malone 24.7
Elfrid Payton 1.3

Karl Malone 10.7
Elfrid Payton 0.0

Karl Malone 3.2
Elfrid Payton 1.0

Karl Malone 1.3
Elfrid Payton 0.3

Karl Malone 0.7
Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Karl Malone 4,761
Elfrid Payton 5

Karl Malone 2,062
Elfrid Payton 0

Karl Malone 610
Elfrid Payton 4

Karl Malone 258
Elfrid Payton 1

Karl Malone 135
Elfrid Payton 0

Karl Malone 193
Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Karl Malone .463
Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage
Karl Malone .162
Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage
Karl Malone .736
Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Karl Malone 30.7
(1989)
Elfrid Payton 2.0
(2022)

Karl Malone 16.3
(1989)
Elfrid Payton 0.0
(2022)

Karl Malone 4.7
(1999)
Elfrid Payton 1.5
(2022)

Karl Malone 2.2
(1990)
Elfrid Payton 0.5
(2021)

Karl Malone 1.2
(1991)
Elfrid Payton 0.0
(2022)