Shaquille O'Neal vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Elfrid Payton 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Elfrid Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)