Bronny James vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Bronny James 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bronny James: 2024-25 to 2025-26
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bronny James 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Bronny James 2 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Bronny James 1 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Bronny James 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bronny James 2.1 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 0.7 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Bronny James 0.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bronny James 62 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Bronny James 21 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Bronny James 25 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Bronny James 10 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Bronny James 4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Bronny James 29 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bronny James .300 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Bronny James .281 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bronny James .786 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bronny James 2.3 (2025) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 1.5 (2026) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Bronny James 1.5 (2026) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.5 (2026) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.5 (2026) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bronny James 0 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Bronny James 0 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Bronny James 0 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Bronny James 0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Bronny James 0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Bronny James 2 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bronny James .000 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Bronny James .000 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bronny James - Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bronny James 0.0 (2025) 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.