Grant Hill vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Grant Hill 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

Grant Hill

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Hill: 1994-95 to 2012-13
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Hill 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Grant Hill 18 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Grant Hill 8 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Grant Hill 7 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Grant Hill 1 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Grant Hill 5 Mel Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Grant Hill 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Hill 16.7 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 6.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 4.1 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Hill 17,137 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Grant Hill 6,169 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Grant Hill 4,252 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Grant Hill 1,248 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Grant Hill 576 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Grant Hill 1,026 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Hill .483 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Grant Hill .314 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Hill .769 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Hill 25.8 (2000) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 9.8 (1996) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 7.3 (1997) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 1.8 (1997) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.9 (1995) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Hill 13.4 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 6.1 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 3.6 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Hill 523 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Grant Hill 238 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Grant Hill 140 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Grant Hill 35 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Grant Hill 19 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Grant Hill 39 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Hill .469 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Grant Hill .238 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Hill .781 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Hill 23.6 (1997) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 7.3 (1996) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 7.4 (1999) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 2.0 (1999) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 1.0 (1997) 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.