DeMarcus Cousins vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.