Dejounte Murray vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Dejounte Murray 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
Dejounte Murray: 2016-17 to 2024-25
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dejounte Murray 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Dejounte Murray 8 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Dejounte Murray 3 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Dejounte Murray 1 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dejounte Murray 1 Mel Payton 0

Steals Leader Dejounte Murray 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 15.5 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 5.8 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 5.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 1.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dejounte Murray 7,803 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Dejounte Murray 2,925 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Dejounte Murray 2,718 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Dejounte Murray 741 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Dejounte Murray 139 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Dejounte Murray 503 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dejounte Murray .453 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Dejounte Murray .340 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dejounte Murray .790 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 22.5 (2024) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 8.3 (2022) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 9.2 (2022) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 2.0 (2025) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.4 (2025) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 10.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 4.0 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 3.3 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 1.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dejounte Murray 217 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Dejounte Murray 84 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Dejounte Murray 70 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Dejounte Murray 31 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Dejounte Murray 4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Dejounte Murray 21 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dejounte Murray .426 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Dejounte Murray .391 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dejounte Murray .767 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dejounte Murray 23.0 (2023) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dejounte Murray 7.2 (2023) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Dejounte Murray 6.8 (2023) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dejounte Murray 2.0 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dejounte Murray 0.4 (2018) 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.