Gilbert Arenas vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Gilbert Arenas 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
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (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.