Moses Malone vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.