Eric Gordon vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Eric Gordon 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

Eric Gordon

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eric Gordon: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Gordon 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Eric Gordon 16 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Eric Gordon 7 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Eric Gordon 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 15.7 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.3 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 2.8 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Gordon 13,868 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Eric Gordon 2,067 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Eric Gordon 2,443 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Eric Gordon 750 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Eric Gordon 313 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Eric Gordon 886 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Gordon .430 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Eric Gordon .371 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Gordon .811 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 22.3 (2011) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.9 (2011) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 4.4 (2011) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 1.4 (2012) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.5 (2017) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 15.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.7 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 2.1 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Gordon 965 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Eric Gordon 171 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Eric Gordon 133 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Eric Gordon 45 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Eric Gordon 38 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Eric Gordon 64 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Gordon .410 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Eric Gordon .361 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Gordon .838 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 18.5 (2015) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 3.9 (2017) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 3.8 (2015) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 1.3 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 1.0 (2019) 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.