Spencer Dinwiddie vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Spencer Dinwiddie 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

Spencer Dinwiddie

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Dinwiddie: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Dinwiddie 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Dinwiddie 10 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Spencer Dinwiddie 5 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Spencer Dinwiddie 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 13.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 3.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 5.2 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Dinwiddie 7,206 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Spencer Dinwiddie 1,642 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Spencer Dinwiddie 2,804 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Spencer Dinwiddie 378 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Dinwiddie 150 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Dinwiddie 542 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Dinwiddie .414 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Spencer Dinwiddie .333 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Dinwiddie .796 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 20.6 (2020) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 4.3 (2021) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 6.8 (2020) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 0.9 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 0.4 (2017) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 12.5 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 2.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 3.3 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Dinwiddie 411 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Spencer Dinwiddie 77 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Spencer Dinwiddie 108 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Spencer Dinwiddie 24 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Dinwiddie 8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Dinwiddie 33 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Dinwiddie .422 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Spencer Dinwiddie .397 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Dinwiddie .761 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 16.5 (2023) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 3.3 (2023) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 6.5 (2023) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 1.3 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Dinwiddie 0.3 (2022) 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.