Mel Payton vs. Dwyane Wade Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwyane Wade and Mel Payton 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

Mel Payton

vs.

Dwyane Wade

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53
Dwyane Wade: 2003-04 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Payton 0 Dwyane Wade 3

NBA Seasons Mel Payton 2 Dwyane Wade 16

Playoffs Played Mel Payton 2 Dwyane Wade 13

All-Star Games Mel Payton 0 Dwyane Wade 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Payton 0 * Dwyane Wade 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Payton 0 Dwyane Wade 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Payton 0 Dwyane Wade 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Payton 0 Dwyane Wade 3

Scoring Leader Mel Payton 0 Dwyane Wade 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Payton 5.4 Dwyane Wade 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.6 Dwyane Wade 4.7

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.1 Dwyane Wade 5.4

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 595 Dwyane Wade 23,165

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 396 Dwyane Wade 4,933

Total Assists Mel Payton 126 Dwyane Wade 5,701

Total Steals Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1,620

Total Blocks Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 885

Total Games Mel Payton 111 Dwyane Wade 1,054

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .363 Dwyane Wade .480

3-Point Percentage Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .293

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .746 Dwyane Wade .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 7.1 (1953) Dwyane Wade 30.2 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 4.7 (1953) Dwyane Wade 6.4 (2011)

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.2 (1953) Dwyane Wade 7.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Payton 5.0 Dwyane Wade 22.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 1.8 Dwyane Wade 5.2

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.2 Dwyane Wade 4.9

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 25 Dwyane Wade 3,954

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 9 Dwyane Wade 928

Total Assists Mel Payton 1 Dwyane Wade 870

Total Steals Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 273

Total Blocks Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 175

Total Games Mel Payton 5 Dwyane Wade 177

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .421 Dwyane Wade .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade .338

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .900 Dwyane Wade .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 10.5 (1953) Dwyane Wade 33.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.0 (1953) Dwyane Wade 7.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.3 (1952) Dwyane Wade 6.8 (2010)

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 2.2 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dwyane Wade 1.6 (2010)

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.