Ja Morant vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Mel Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Mel Payton 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) 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.