John Havlicek vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Mel Payton 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Mel Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Mel Payton 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.