Walt Bellamy vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

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