George Gervin vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Mel Payton 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Mel Payton - n/a **

Notes: * 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.