Robert Horry vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Robert Horry 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

Robert Horry

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Horry: 1992-93 to 2007-08
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Horry 7 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Robert Horry 16 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Robert Horry 16 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Robert Horry 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Horry 7.0 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Robert Horry 4.8 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Robert Horry 2.1 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Robert Horry 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Horry 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Horry 7,715 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Robert Horry 5,269 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Robert Horry 2,343 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Robert Horry 1,158 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Horry 1,035 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Robert Horry 1,107 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Horry .425 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Robert Horry .341 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Horry .726 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Horry 12.0 (1996) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Horry 7.5 (1998) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Robert Horry 4.0 (1996) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Robert Horry 1.6 (1996) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Horry 1.5 (1996) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Horry 7.9 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Robert Horry 5.6 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Robert Horry 2.4 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Robert Horry 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Horry 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Horry 1,939 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Robert Horry 1,361 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Robert Horry 575 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Robert Horry 276 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Horry 225 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Robert Horry 244 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Horry .426 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Robert Horry .359 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Horry .722 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Horry 13.1 (1996) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Horry 8.1 (2002) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Robert Horry 3.6 (1994) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Robert Horry 2.6 (1996) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Horry 1.6 (1996) 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.