Kevon Looney vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Kevon Looney 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

Kevon Looney

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevon Looney: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevon Looney 3 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kevon Looney 9 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Kevon Looney 4 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Kevon Looney 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevon Looney 5.0 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevon Looney 5.6 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Kevon Looney 1.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Kevon Looney 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevon Looney 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevon Looney 2,633 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Kevon Looney 2,929 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Kevon Looney 838 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Kevon Looney 258 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevon Looney 285 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kevon Looney 523 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevon Looney .583 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Kevon Looney .167 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevon Looney .615 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevon Looney 7.0 (2023) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kevon Looney 9.3 (2023) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kevon Looney 2.5 (2023) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kevon Looney 0.6 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevon Looney 0.8 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevon Looney 5.8 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevon Looney 6.8 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Kevon Looney 1.7 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Kevon Looney 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevon Looney 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevon Looney 446 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Kevon Looney 521 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Kevon Looney 130 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Kevon Looney 43 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevon Looney 34 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kevon Looney 77 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevon Looney .625 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Kevon Looney .000 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevon Looney .581 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevon Looney 7.1 (2019) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kevon Looney 13.1 (2023) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kevon Looney 3.3 (2023) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kevon Looney 0.7 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevon Looney 0.5 (2019) 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.