Jordan Clarkson vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Jordan Clarkson 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

Jordan Clarkson

vs.

Mel Payton

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jordan Clarkson 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Jordan Clarkson 10 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Jordan Clarkson 4 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Jordan Clarkson 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jordan Clarkson 16.0 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 3.4 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 2.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jordan Clarkson 11,429 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Jordan Clarkson 2,405 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Jordan Clarkson 2,073 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Jordan Clarkson 583 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jordan Clarkson 107 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jordan Clarkson 716 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jordan Clarkson .438 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Jordan Clarkson .335 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jordan Clarkson .832 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jordan Clarkson 20.8 (2023) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 4.0 (2023) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 5.0 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 1.1 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.2 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jordan Clarkson 11.7 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 2.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 1.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jordan Clarkson 505 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Jordan Clarkson 109 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Jordan Clarkson 53 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Jordan Clarkson 24 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jordan Clarkson 7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jordan Clarkson 43 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jordan Clarkson .413 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Jordan Clarkson .329 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jordan Clarkson .933 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jordan Clarkson 17.5 (2021) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 3.4 (2020) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 2.1 (2020) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.9 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.3 (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.