Elton Brand vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Elton Brand 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
Elton Brand: 1999-00 to 2015-16
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elton Brand 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Elton Brand 17 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Elton Brand 5 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Elton Brand 2 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elton Brand 1 Mel Payton 0

Blocks Leader Elton Brand 1 Mel Payton 0 *

Rookie of The Year Elton Brand 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 15.9 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 8.5 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 2.1 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 16,827 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 9,040 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Elton Brand 2,184 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Elton Brand 940 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Elton Brand 1,828 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Elton Brand 1,058 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .500 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .095 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .736 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 24.7 (2006) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 11.6 (2002) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 3.3 (2004) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 1.1 (2003) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.5 (2003) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 12.6 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 6.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 504 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 252 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Elton Brand 64 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Elton Brand 25 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Elton Brand 63 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Elton Brand 40 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .516 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .000 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .719 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 25.4 (2006) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 10.3 (2006) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 4.0 (2006) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 (2006) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.6 (2006) 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.