Andre Drummond vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Andre Drummond 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

Andre Drummond

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Andre Drummond: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Andre Drummond 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Andre Drummond 12 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Andre Drummond 4 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Andre Drummond 2 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Andre Drummond 1 Mel Payton 0

Rebounds Leader Andre Drummond 4 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 12.7 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 12.4 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 1.2 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Andre Drummond 11,000 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Andre Drummond 10,671 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Andre Drummond 1,073 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Andre Drummond 1,094 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Andre Drummond 1,130 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Andre Drummond 864 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Andre Drummond .543 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Andre Drummond .125 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Andre Drummond .482 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 17.7 (2020) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 16.0 (2018) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 3.0 (2018) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 1.9 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.9 (2015) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 10.8 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 9.1 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 0.7 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Andre Drummond 184 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Andre Drummond 155 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Andre Drummond 12 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Andre Drummond 16 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Andre Drummond 17 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Andre Drummond 17 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Andre Drummond .510 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Andre Drummond .000 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Andre Drummond .429 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Andre Drummond 16.8 (2016) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Andre Drummond 13.0 (2019) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Andre Drummond 2.3 (2019) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Andre Drummond 1.5 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Andre Drummond 1.5 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.