LaMarcus Aldridge vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and LaMarcus Aldridge 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

LaMarcus Aldridge

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMarcus Aldridge: 2006-07 to 2021-22
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMarcus Aldridge 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons LaMarcus Aldridge 16 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played LaMarcus Aldridge 9 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games LaMarcus Aldridge 7 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMarcus Aldridge 5 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 19.1 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 8.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMarcus Aldridge 20,558 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds LaMarcus Aldridge 8,736 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists LaMarcus Aldridge 2,076 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals LaMarcus Aldridge 758 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMarcus Aldridge 1,187 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games LaMarcus Aldridge 1,076 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .493 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .320 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .813 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 23.4 (2015) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 11.1 (2014) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 2.6 (2013) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.0 (2011) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.6 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 20.8 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 8.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.7 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMarcus Aldridge 1,494 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds LaMarcus Aldridge 614 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists LaMarcus Aldridge 119 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals LaMarcus Aldridge 49 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMarcus Aldridge 100 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games LaMarcus Aldridge 72 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .455 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .327 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMarcus Aldridge .824 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 26.2 (2014) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 11.2 (2015) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 2.7 (2019) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 1.3 (2011) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMarcus Aldridge 2.4 (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.