Joe Dumars vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Mel Payton 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Mel Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Mel Payton 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) 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.