Muggsy Bogues vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Muggsy Bogues 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

Muggsy Bogues

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Muggsy Bogues: 1987-88 to 2000-01
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Muggsy Bogues 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Muggsy Bogues 14 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Muggsy Bogues 5 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Muggsy Bogues 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.7 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.6 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.6 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 1.5 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Muggsy Bogues 6,858 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Muggsy Bogues 2,318 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Muggsy Bogues 6,726 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Muggsy Bogues 1,369 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Muggsy Bogues 39 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Muggsy Bogues 889 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Muggsy Bogues .458 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Muggsy Bogues .278 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Muggsy Bogues .827 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 11.1 (1995) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 4.1 (1994) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 10.7 (1990) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.1 (1992) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.1 (1989) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 8.9 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.7 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 5.6 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 1.7 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Muggsy Bogues 170 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Muggsy Bogues 51 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Muggsy Bogues 107 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Muggsy Bogues 33 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Muggsy Bogues 0 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Muggsy Bogues 19 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Muggsy Bogues .419 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Muggsy Bogues .476 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Muggsy Bogues .769 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Muggsy Bogues 16.0 (1997) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Muggsy Bogues 4.0 (1993) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Muggsy Bogues 7.8 (1993) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Muggsy Bogues 2.7 (1993) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Muggsy Bogues 0.0 (2000) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)