LaMelo Ball vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)