Donovan Mitchell vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Donovan Mitchell 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

Donovan Mitchell

vs.

Mel Payton

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donovan Mitchell 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Donovan Mitchell 7 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Donovan Mitchell 7 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Donovan Mitchell 5 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donovan Mitchell 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 24.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.3 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 11,619 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 2,002 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 2,176 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 645 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 156 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 468 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .450 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .366 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .843 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 28.3 (2023) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.1 (2024) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 6.1 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.8 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.5 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 28.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.0 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.0 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 1,517 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 272 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 268 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 69 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 18 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 54 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .439 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .358 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .848 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 36.3 (2020) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.9 (2018) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 7.2 (2023) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 2.0 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.6 (2023) 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.