Artis Gilmore vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Artis Gilmore 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

Artis Gilmore

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Artis Gilmore: 1976-77 to 1987-88
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Artis Gilmore 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Artis Gilmore 12 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Artis Gilmore 6 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Artis Gilmore 6 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Artis Gilmore 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 17.1 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 10.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 15,579 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 9,161 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 1,777 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 470 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 1,747 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Artis Gilmore 909 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .599 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore .077 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .713 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 23.7 (1979) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.1 (1978) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.3 (1979) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 (1979) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.7 (1982) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 11.7 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 8.0 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.1 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 492 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 336 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 47 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 27 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 71 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Artis Gilmore 42 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .566 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore - * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .680 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 18.7 (1977) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.0 (1977) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 (1981) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.3 (1986) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.1 (1983) Mel Payton - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.