C.J. McCollum vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and C.J. McCollum 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

C.J. McCollum

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 11 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 14,231 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,655 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 2,778 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 658 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 302 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 731 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .454 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .399 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .806 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) 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.