Donte DiVincenzo vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Donte DiVincenzo 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

Donte DiVincenzo

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donte DiVincenzo: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donte DiVincenzo 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Donte DiVincenzo 6 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Donte DiVincenzo 4 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Donte DiVincenzo 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 10.6 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 4.4 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 2.8 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donte DiVincenzo 3,746 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Donte DiVincenzo 1,555 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Donte DiVincenzo 974 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Donte DiVincenzo 422 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Donte DiVincenzo 95 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Donte DiVincenzo 354 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donte DiVincenzo .428 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Donte DiVincenzo .376 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donte DiVincenzo .771 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 15.5 (2024) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 5.8 (2021) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 3.5 (2023) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 1.3 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 0.4 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 9.6 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 3.6 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 2.3 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donte DiVincenzo 376 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Donte DiVincenzo 142 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Donte DiVincenzo 90 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Donte DiVincenzo 37 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Donte DiVincenzo 19 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Donte DiVincenzo 39 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donte DiVincenzo .404 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Donte DiVincenzo .377 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donte DiVincenzo .758 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 17.8 (2024) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 6.3 (2021) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 2.8 (2023) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 1.2 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donte DiVincenzo 0.9 (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.