Manu Ginobili vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Manu Ginobili 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

Manu Ginobili

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manu Ginobili: 2002-03 to 2017-18
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manu Ginobili 4 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Manu Ginobili 16 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Manu Ginobili 15 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Manu Ginobili 2 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Manu Ginobili 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 13.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.5 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 14,043 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 3,697 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 4,001 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 1,392 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 319 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Manu Ginobili 1,057 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .447 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .369 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .827 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 19.5 (2008) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.8 (2008) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.9 (2010) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.8 (2004) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.4 (2008) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 14.0 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 4.0 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 3.8 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Manu Ginobili 3,054 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Manu Ginobili 874 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Manu Ginobili 827 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Manu Ginobili 292 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Manu Ginobili 61 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Manu Ginobili 218 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manu Ginobili .433 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Manu Ginobili .358 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manu Ginobili .817 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manu Ginobili 20.8 (2005) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Manu Ginobili 5.8 (2005) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Manu Ginobili 6.0 (2010) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Manu Ginobili 2.6 (2011) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Manu Ginobili 0.9 (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.