Jaime Jaquez Jr. vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Jaime Jaquez Jr. 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
Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 2023-24 to 2025-26
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaime Jaquez Jr. 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Jaime Jaquez Jr. 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 10.6 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaime Jaquez Jr. 1,534 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Jaime Jaquez Jr. 600 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Jaime Jaquez Jr. 378 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Jaime Jaquez Jr. 143 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr. 34 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jaime Jaquez Jr. 145 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaime Jaquez Jr. .486 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Jaime Jaquez Jr. .316 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaime Jaquez Jr. .788 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 18.8 (2026) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 6.3 (2026) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4.3 (2026) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 1.3 (2026) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 0.3 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 7.9 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2.4 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 1.9 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaime Jaquez Jr. 55 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Jaime Jaquez Jr. 17 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Jaime Jaquez Jr. 13 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jaime Jaquez Jr. 7 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaime Jaquez Jr. .379 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Jaime Jaquez Jr. .200 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaime Jaquez Jr. .889 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 12.8 (2024) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3.3 (2024) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3.0 (2024) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 0.8 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaime Jaquez Jr. 0.5 (2024) 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.