Jerami Grant vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Jerami Grant 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

Jerami Grant

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerami Grant: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerami Grant 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Jerami Grant 10 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Jerami Grant 4 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Jerami Grant 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerami Grant 13.0 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerami Grant 4.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Jerami Grant 1.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Jerami Grant 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerami Grant 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerami Grant 8,751 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Jerami Grant 2,663 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Jerami Grant 1,049 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Jerami Grant 444 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerami Grant 702 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jerami Grant 672 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerami Grant .455 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Jerami Grant .364 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerami Grant .746 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerami Grant 22.3 (2021) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jerami Grant 5.2 (2019) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jerami Grant 2.8 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Jerami Grant 0.9 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerami Grant 1.6 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerami Grant 10.5 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerami Grant 3.7 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Jerami Grant 1.1 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Jerami Grant 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerami Grant 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerami Grant 368 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Jerami Grant 129 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Jerami Grant 39 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Jerami Grant 19 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerami Grant 30 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jerami Grant 35 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerami Grant .456 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Jerami Grant .341 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerami Grant .800 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerami Grant 11.6 (2020) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jerami Grant 5.4 (2019) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jerami Grant 1.3 (2020) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jerami Grant 0.7 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerami Grant 2.0 (2019) 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.