Kelly Oubre Jr. vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Kelly Oubre Jr. 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

Kelly Oubre Jr.

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelly Oubre Jr.: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelly Oubre Jr. 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kelly Oubre Jr. 9 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Kelly Oubre Jr. 3 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Kelly Oubre Jr. 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 13.1 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 4.5 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.1 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelly Oubre Jr. 7,790 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Kelly Oubre Jr. 2,664 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Kelly Oubre Jr. 639 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Kelly Oubre Jr. 594 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelly Oubre Jr. 296 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kelly Oubre Jr. 595 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .435 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .327 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .751 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 20.3 (2023) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 6.4 (2020) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.5 (2020) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.4 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 0.9 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 8.5 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 3.1 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 0.8 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelly Oubre Jr. 205 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Kelly Oubre Jr. 75 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Kelly Oubre Jr. 18 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Kelly Oubre Jr. 27 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelly Oubre Jr. 15 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kelly Oubre Jr. 24 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .434 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .333 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelly Oubre Jr. .795 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 13.2 (2024) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 4.0 (2024) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.7 (2024) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.8 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelly Oubre Jr. 1.2 (2024) 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.