Kawhi Leonard vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Kawhi Leonard 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

Kawhi Leonard

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kawhi Leonard 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kawhi Leonard 12 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Kawhi Leonard 11 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Kawhi Leonard 6 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard 2 Mel Payton 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kawhi Leonard 3 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kawhi Leonard 6 Mel Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kawhi Leonard 3 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kawhi Leonard 7 Mel Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kawhi Leonard 2 Mel Payton 0 *

Steals Leader Kawhi Leonard 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 20.0 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 6.4 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 3.0 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kawhi Leonard 13,937 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 4,443 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Kawhi Leonard 2,120 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Kawhi Leonard 1,196 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kawhi Leonard 454 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kawhi Leonard 696 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kawhi Leonard .499 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Kawhi Leonard .391 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kawhi Leonard .862 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 21.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 7.8 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.9 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kawhi Leonard 2,958 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 1,089 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Kawhi Leonard 399 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Kawhi Leonard 248 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kawhi Leonard 94 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kawhi Leonard 139 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kawhi Leonard .511 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Kawhi Leonard .399 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kawhi Leonard .844 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016) 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.