Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Payton 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Payton 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mel Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mel Payton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Payton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Payton 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mel Payton 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.