Joakim Noah vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Joakim Noah 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

Joakim Noah

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joakim Noah: 2007-08 to 2019-20
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joakim Noah 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Joakim Noah 13 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Joakim Noah 8 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Joakim Noah 2 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joakim Noah 1 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joakim Noah 1 Mel Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joakim Noah 2 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joakim Noah 3 Mel Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Joakim Noah 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 8.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 9.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 2.8 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joakim Noah 5,881 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Joakim Noah 6,058 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Joakim Noah 1,907 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Joakim Noah 534 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Joakim Noah 874 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Joakim Noah 672 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joakim Noah .491 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Joakim Noah .000 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joakim Noah .700 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 12.6 (2014) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 11.3 (2014) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 5.4 (2014) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 1.2 (2014) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 2.1 (2013) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 9.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 10.6 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 2.7 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 1.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joakim Noah 579 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Joakim Noah 659 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Joakim Noah 167 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Joakim Noah 58 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Joakim Noah 106 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Joakim Noah 62 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joakim Noah .465 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Joakim Noah - Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joakim Noah .676 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joakim Noah 15.0 (2012) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Joakim Noah 13.1 (2009) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Joakim Noah 4.6 (2014) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Joakim Noah 1.8 (2010) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joakim Noah 2.2 (2013) 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.