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Frank JohnsonvsElfrid Payton

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

PG · VAL group G

Frank Johnson

1982–1994 · 10 seasons

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Elfrid Payton

2015–2025 · 9 seasons

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At a glance

Frank Johnson and Elfrid Payton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Frank Johnson	Stat	Elfrid Payton
10	Seasons	9
24.3	Career VAL	25.0
7.8 (1984)	Peak-season VAL	7.0 (2017)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Frank Johnson and Elfrid Payton have
Frank Johnson	Stat	Elfrid Payton
Career
596	Games	524
Per game
8.3	Points / game	9.7
1.7	Rebounds / game	4.0
4.2	Assists / game	5.8
Shooting
43.9%	FG %	44.4%
21.8%	3P %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Frank Johnson	Elfrid Payton
20	—	4.8
21	—	3.5
22	—	7
23	2.7	4.2
24	6.2	2.4
25	7.8	2.4
26	2	0.7
27	—	0
28	0.7	—
29	1.6	—
30	1.2	0
34	1.2	—
35	0.9	—

Age	Frank Johnson	Elfrid Payton
20	—	4.8
21	—	3.5
22	—	7
23	2.7	4.2
24	6.2	2.4
25	7.8	2.4
26	2	0.7
27	—	0
28	0.7	—
29	1.6	—
30	1.2	0
34	1.2	—
35	0.9	—

Age	Frank Johnson	Elfrid Payton
20	—	4.8
21	—	3.5
22	—	7
23	2.7	4.2
24	6.2	2.4
25	7.8	2.4
26	2	0.7
27	—	0
28	0.7	—
29	1.6	—
30	1.2	0
34	1.2	—
35	0.9	—

Age	Frank Johnson	Elfrid Payton
20	—	4.8
21	—	3.5
22	—	7
23	2.7	4.2
24	6.2	2.4
25	7.8	2.4
26	2	0.7
27	—	0
28	0.7	—
29	1.6	—
30	1.2	0
34	1.2	—
35	0.9	—