Dyson Daniels vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Dyson Daniels 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
Dyson Daniels: 2022-23 to 2025-26
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dyson Daniels 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Dyson Daniels 4 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Dyson Daniels 1 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Dyson Daniels 0 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dyson Daniels 1 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dyson Daniels 1 Mel Payton 0

Steals Leader Dyson Daniels 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dyson Daniels 8.4 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 4.5 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 3.2 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 1.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dyson Daniels 1,674 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Dyson Daniels 896 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Dyson Daniels 640 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Dyson Daniels 365 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Dyson Daniels 93 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Dyson Daniels 200 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dyson Daniels .470 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Dyson Daniels .328 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dyson Daniels .611 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dyson Daniels 14.1 (2025) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 5.9 (2025) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 4.4 (2025) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 3.0 (2025) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2025) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dyson Daniels 1.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dyson Daniels 4 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Dyson Daniels 2 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Dyson Daniels 0 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Dyson Daniels 2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Dyson Daniels 0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Dyson Daniels 3 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dyson Daniels .333 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Dyson Daniels .000 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dyson Daniels - Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dyson Daniels 1.3 (2024) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2024) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 (2024) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 (2024) 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.