Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Mel Payton 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 21.7 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.4 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 498 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 125 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 112 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .476 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .433 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .831 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2 (2024) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.2 (2024) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.4 (2024) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.3 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024) 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.