Kyle Kuzma vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)