Clyde Drexler vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Clyde Drexler 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

Clyde Drexler

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clyde Drexler: 1983-84 to 1997-98
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clyde Drexler 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Clyde Drexler 15 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Clyde Drexler 15 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Clyde Drexler 10 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Clyde Drexler 1 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clyde Drexler 5 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 5.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 22,195 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 6,677 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 6,125 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 2,207 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 719 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Clyde Drexler 1,086 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .472 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .318 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .788 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.2 (1989) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 7.9 (1989) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 8.0 (1986) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 2.7 (1989) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.9 (1992) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 20.4 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.9 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 6.1 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Clyde Drexler 2,963 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Clyde Drexler 1,002 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Clyde Drexler 891 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Clyde Drexler 278 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Clyde Drexler 108 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Clyde Drexler 145 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clyde Drexler .447 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Clyde Drexler .288 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clyde Drexler .787 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clyde Drexler 27.7 (1989) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Clyde Drexler 10.3 (1994) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Clyde Drexler 9.2 (1985) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Clyde Drexler 3.0 (1988) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clyde Drexler 1.0 (1993) 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.