Bam Adebayo vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.