Enes Kanter vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Enes Kanter 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

Enes Kanter

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Enes Kanter: 2011-12 to 2021-22
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Enes Kanter 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Enes Kanter 11 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Enes Kanter 6 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Enes Kanter 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.2 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 7.8 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 8,349 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 5,822 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Enes Kanter 638 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Enes Kanter 296 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 363 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Enes Kanter 748 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .548 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .289 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 15.5 (2015) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 11.0 (2021) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.7 (2019) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 7.6 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 5.9 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.6 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 450 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 346 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Enes Kanter 33 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Enes Kanter 16 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 30 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Enes Kanter 59 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .514 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .211 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.4 (2019) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 9.6 (2019) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.2 (2019) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 1.0 (2012) 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.