Robert Parish vs. Mel Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) Mel Payton - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.