Tim Hardaway vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)