Jermaine O'Neal vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Jermaine O'Neal 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

Jermaine O'Neal

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jermaine O'Neal 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Jermaine O'Neal 18 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Jermaine O'Neal 14 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Jermaine O'Neal 6 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 3 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 7.2 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 7,261 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 1,369 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 470 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 1,820 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 1,011 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .467 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .147 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .715 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 6.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.0 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 631 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 99 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 35 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 167 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 97 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .426 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .000 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .718 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003) 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.