Dillon Brooks vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Dillon Brooks 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

Dillon Brooks

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dillon Brooks: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dillon Brooks 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Dillon Brooks 7 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Dillon Brooks 3 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Dillon Brooks 0 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dillon Brooks 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 14.2 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.2 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.0 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dillon Brooks 5,917 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Dillon Brooks 1,319 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Dillon Brooks 854 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Dillon Brooks 389 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Dillon Brooks 108 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Dillon Brooks 417 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dillon Brooks .418 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Dillon Brooks .345 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dillon Brooks .802 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 18.4 (2022) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.4 (2024) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.8 (2022) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 1.2 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.4 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 16.0 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.1 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.4 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dillon Brooks 353 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Dillon Brooks 69 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Dillon Brooks 52 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Dillon Brooks 19 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Dillon Brooks 5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Dillon Brooks 22 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dillon Brooks .387 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Dillon Brooks .321 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dillon Brooks .724 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 25.8 (2021) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 4.2 (2021) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.7 (2022) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 1.4 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.4 (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.