De'Andre Hunter vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and De'Andre Hunter 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
De'Andre Hunter: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Andre Hunter 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons De'Andre Hunter 7 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played De'Andre Hunter 4 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games De'Andre Hunter 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 14.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 1.5 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Andre Hunter 4,868 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds De'Andre Hunter 1,345 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists De'Andre Hunter 505 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals De'Andre Hunter 225 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks De'Andre Hunter 97 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games De'Andre Hunter 329 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Andre Hunter .451 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage De'Andre Hunter .373 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Andre Hunter .819 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 17.0 (2025) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.8 (2021) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.0 (2026) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.8 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.5 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 14.5 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 4.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.9 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Andre Hunter 348 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds De'Andre Hunter 102 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists De'Andre Hunter 21 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals De'Andre Hunter 13 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks De'Andre Hunter 7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games De'Andre Hunter 24 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Andre Hunter .468 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage De'Andre Hunter .415 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Andre Hunter .806 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Andre Hunter 21.2 (2022) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game De'Andre Hunter 5.7 (2023) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game De'Andre Hunter 1.2 (2023) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.8 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game De'Andre Hunter 0.6 (2021) 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.