Brandon Ingram vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Brandon Ingram 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

Brandon Ingram

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brandon Ingram: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brandon Ingram 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Brandon Ingram 8 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Brandon Ingram 2 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Brandon Ingram 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 19.4 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.2 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 4.3 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 9,256 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 2,466 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 2,037 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 342 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 269 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Brandon Ingram 477 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .468 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .362 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .786 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 24.7 (2023) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.1 (2020) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.8 (2023) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 21.9 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 5.0 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brandon Ingram 219 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Brandon Ingram 55 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Brandon Ingram 50 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Brandon Ingram 8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Brandon Ingram 7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Brandon Ingram 10 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brandon Ingram .434 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Brandon Ingram .371 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brandon Ingram .848 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brandon Ingram 27.0 (2022) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brandon Ingram 1.3 (2024) 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.