Malik Beasley vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Malik Beasley 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

Malik Beasley

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Malik Beasley: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Malik Beasley 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Malik Beasley 8 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Malik Beasley 4 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Malik Beasley 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 10.9 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 2.8 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 1.3 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Beasley 5,402 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Malik Beasley 1,398 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Malik Beasley 650 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Malik Beasley 314 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Malik Beasley 62 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Malik Beasley 496 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Beasley .425 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Malik Beasley .385 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malik Beasley .800 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 19.6 (2021) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 4.4 (2021) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 2.4 (2021) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.8 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.2 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 6.8 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 2.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 0.6 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Beasley 250 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Malik Beasley 91 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Malik Beasley 24 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Malik Beasley 10 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Malik Beasley 2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Malik Beasley 37 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Beasley .406 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Malik Beasley .366 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malik Beasley .767 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Beasley 8.8 (2024) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Beasley 3.4 (2019) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Malik Beasley 1.0 (2019) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Malik Beasley 0.7 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Malik Beasley 0.2 (2022) 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.