Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)