DeMar DeRozan vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and DeMar DeRozan 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

DeMar DeRozan

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMar DeRozan 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons DeMar DeRozan 15 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played DeMar DeRozan 7 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games DeMar DeRozan 6 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 3 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.2 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.4 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.1 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 23,582 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 4,910 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 4,527 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 1,108 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 361 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 1,110 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .469 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .296 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .841 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.2 (2015) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.8 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.7 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 3.7 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 1,375 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 296 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 232 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 72 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 14 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 63 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .418 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .214 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .852 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018) 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.