Bernard King vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Mel Payton 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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.