Michael Jordan vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Michael Jordan 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

Michael Jordan

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Elfrid Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Elfrid Payton 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Elfrid Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)