Ray Ellefson vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Ray Ellefson 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

Ray Ellefson

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ray Ellefson: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ray Ellefson 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Ray Ellefson 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Ray Ellefson 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Ray Ellefson 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ray Ellefson 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ray Ellefson 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Ray Ellefson 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ray Ellefson 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Ray Ellefson 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Ray Ellefson 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson 1.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson 2.7 * Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson 0.0 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Ellefson 6 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Ray Ellefson 8 * Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Ray Ellefson 0 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Ray Ellefson 6 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Ellefson .111 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Ray Ellefson 1.000 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson 1.3 (1951) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson 2.7 (1951) * Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson 0.0 (1951) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson - * Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Ellefson - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Ray Ellefson - * Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Ray Ellefson - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Ray Ellefson 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Ellefson - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Ray Ellefson - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Ellefson - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Ellefson - * Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Ray Ellefson - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Ray Ellefson - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.