Earl Monroe vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Mel Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.