Richard Jefferson vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)