Joe Harris vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Joe Harris 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

Joe Harris

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Harris: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Harris 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Joe Harris 10 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Joe Harris 5 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Joe Harris 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Harris 10.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Harris 3.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Joe Harris 1.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Joe Harris 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Harris 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Harris 5,185 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Joe Harris 1,521 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Joe Harris 790 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Joe Harris 241 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Harris 95 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Joe Harris 504 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Harris .479 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Joe Harris .436 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Harris .771 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Harris 14.5 (2020) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Harris 4.3 (2020) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Joe Harris 2.4 (2019) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Joe Harris 0.7 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Harris 0.3 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Harris 7.8 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Harris 3.1 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Joe Harris 0.9 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Joe Harris 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Harris 0.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Harris 226 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Joe Harris 90 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Joe Harris 25 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Joe Harris 10 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Harris 2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Joe Harris 29 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Harris .389 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Joe Harris .354 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Harris .818 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Harris 16.5 (2020) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Harris 10.0 (2020) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Joe Harris 1.6 (2021) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Joe Harris 0.6 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Harris 0.2 (2021) 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.