Gail Goodrich vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Gail Goodrich 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

Gail Goodrich

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gail Goodrich 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Gail Goodrich 14 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Gail Goodrich 8 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Gail Goodrich 5 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gail Goodrich 1 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gail Goodrich 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.6 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.2 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.7 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.3 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 19,181 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 3,279 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 4,805 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 545 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 72 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Gail Goodrich 1,031 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .456 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .807 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) * Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 18.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 3.1 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gail Goodrich 1,450 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Gail Goodrich 250 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Gail Goodrich 333 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Gail Goodrich 7 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Gail Goodrich 1 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Gail Goodrich 80 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gail Goodrich .442 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Gail Goodrich - n/a ** Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gail Goodrich .819 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gail Goodrich 0.2 (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. ** 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.