Marvin Bagley III vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Marvin Bagley III 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

Marvin Bagley III

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marvin Bagley III: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marvin Bagley III 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Marvin Bagley III 6 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Marvin Bagley III 0 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Marvin Bagley III 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III 13.0 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III 7.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marvin Bagley III 3,343 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Marvin Bagley III 1,805 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Marvin Bagley III 242 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Marvin Bagley III 121 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Marvin Bagley III 173 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Marvin Bagley III 258 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marvin Bagley III .518 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Marvin Bagley III .296 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marvin Bagley III .692 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III 14.9 (2019) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III 7.6 (2019) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III 1.1 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.5 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III 1.0 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Marvin Bagley III 0 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III - 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.