De'Aaron Fox vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and De'Aaron Fox 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

De'Aaron Fox

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
De'Aaron Fox: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Aaron Fox 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons De'Aaron Fox 7 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played De'Aaron Fox 1 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games De'Aaron Fox 1 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) De'Aaron Fox 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 21.2 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 3.8 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 6.1 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 1.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 9,940 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 1,784 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 2,870 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 665 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 196 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 469 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .471 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .334 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .736 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 26.6 (2024) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 4.6 (2024) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.3 (2019) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.0 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 192 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 38 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 54 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 15 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 7 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .424 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .333 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .756 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 (2023) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 (2023) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 (2023) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2023) 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.