Draymond Green vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Draymond Green 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

Draymond Green

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Draymond Green: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Draymond Green 4 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Draymond Green 12 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Draymond Green 9 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Draymond Green 4 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Draymond Green 2 Mel Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Draymond Green 4 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Draymond Green 8 Mel Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Draymond Green 1 Mel Payton 0 *

Steals Leader Draymond Green 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Draymond Green 8.7 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Draymond Green 7.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Draymond Green 5.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Draymond Green 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Draymond Green 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Draymond Green 7,052 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Draymond Green 5,674 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Draymond Green 4,565 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Draymond Green 1,084 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Draymond Green 818 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Draymond Green 813 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Draymond Green .452 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Draymond Green .319 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Draymond Green .713 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Draymond Green 14.0 (2016) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Draymond Green 9.5 (2016) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Draymond Green 8.9 (2021) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Draymond Green 2.0 (2017) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Draymond Green 1.4 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Draymond Green 11.6 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Draymond Green 8.9 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Draymond Green 6.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Draymond Green 1.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Draymond Green 1.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Draymond Green 1,825 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Draymond Green 1,391 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Draymond Green 974 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Draymond Green 240 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Draymond Green 214 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Draymond Green 157 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Draymond Green .449 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Draymond Green .304 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Draymond Green .727 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Draymond Green 15.4 (2016) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Draymond Green 10.6 (2018) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Draymond Green 8.5 (2019) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Draymond Green 2.0 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Draymond Green 1.8 (2016) 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.