John Collins vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and John Collins 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

John Collins

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Collins: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons John Collins 7 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 15.7 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 6,795 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,478 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists John Collins 617 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals John Collins 249 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 438 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 432 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .548 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage John Collins .358 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .785 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2019) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.8 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists John Collins 27 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals John Collins 12 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 29 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) 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.