Bradley Beal vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Bradley Beal 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

Bradley Beal

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bradley Beal: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bradley Beal 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Bradley Beal 12 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Bradley Beal 6 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Bradley Beal 3 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bradley Beal 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bradley Beal 21.9 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Bradley Beal 4.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Bradley Beal 4.3 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Bradley Beal 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bradley Beal 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bradley Beal 16,355 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Bradley Beal 3,069 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Bradley Beal 3,237 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Bradley Beal 824 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Bradley Beal 311 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Bradley Beal 748 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bradley Beal .463 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Bradley Beal .375 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bradley Beal .822 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bradley Beal 31.3 (2021) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bradley Beal 5.0 (2019) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Bradley Beal 6.6 (2022) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Bradley Beal 1.5 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bradley Beal 0.7 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bradley Beal 22.9 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Bradley Beal 4.4 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Bradley Beal 3.8 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Bradley Beal 1.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bradley Beal 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bradley Beal 1,123 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Bradley Beal 216 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Bradley Beal 187 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Bradley Beal 69 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Bradley Beal 28 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Bradley Beal 49 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bradley Beal .442 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Bradley Beal .353 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bradley Beal .828 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bradley Beal 30.0 (2021) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bradley Beal 6.2 (2021) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Bradley Beal 4.6 (2015) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bradley Beal 1.6 (2014) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bradley Beal 0.7 (2015) 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.