Alex English vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Alex English 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

Alex English

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex English: 1976-77 to 1990-91
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex English 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Alex English 15 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Alex English 10 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Alex English 8 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex English 3 Mel Payton 0

Scoring Leader Alex English 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 21.5 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Alex English 3.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 25,613 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Alex English 6,538 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Alex English 4,351 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Alex English 1,067 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex English 833 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Alex English 1,193 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .507 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Alex English .217 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .832 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 29.8 (1986) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.1 (1979) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Alex English 5.3 (1982) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.4 (1983) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.5 (1983) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex English 24.4 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 5.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Alex English 4.3 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Alex English 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex English 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex English 1,661 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Alex English 371 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Alex English 293 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Alex English 47 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex English 32 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Alex English 68 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex English .503 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Alex English .000 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex English .862 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex English 30.2 (1985) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Alex English 8.0 (1984) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Alex English 6.0 (1983) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Alex English 1.2 (1985) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex English 1.0 (1983) 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.