Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Jaren Jackson 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
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2025-26
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 8 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 4 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Mel Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Mel Payton 0 *

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,588 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 2,278 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 605 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 416 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 784 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 411 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .467 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .350 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .793 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2025) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 176 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 31 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 24 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 50 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 27 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .396 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .331 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .816 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2025) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2025) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) 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.