Kyle Korver vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Kyle Korver 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

Kyle Korver

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Korver: 2003-04 to 2019-20
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Korver 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Korver 17 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Kyle Korver 14 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Kyle Korver 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 9.7 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 3.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 1.7 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Korver 11,953 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Kyle Korver 3,643 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Kyle Korver 2,114 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Kyle Korver 804 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Korver 403 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Korver 1,232 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Korver .442 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Kyle Korver .429 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Korver .877 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 14.4 (2007) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 4.6 (2005) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 2.9 (2014) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 1.3 (2005) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.6 (2015) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 8.0 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 2.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 1.0 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Korver 1,156 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Kyle Korver 360 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Kyle Korver 152 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Kyle Korver 81 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Korver 56 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Korver 145 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Korver .417 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Kyle Korver .391 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Korver .895 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Korver 13.4 (2014) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Korver 5.3 (2014) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kyle Korver 2.6 (2009) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kyle Korver 1.4 (2015) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Korver 1.1 (2015) 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.