Keegan Murray vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Keegan Murray 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
Keegan Murray: 2022-23 to 2024-25
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keegan Murray 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Keegan Murray 3 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Keegan Murray 1 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Keegan Murray 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 13.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 5.6 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 1.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Keegan Murray 3,090 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Keegan Murray 1,298 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Keegan Murray 336 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Keegan Murray 201 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Keegan Murray 170 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Keegan Murray 233 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keegan Murray .451 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Keegan Murray .372 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keegan Murray .812 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 15.2 (2024) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 6.7 (2025) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 1.7 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 1.0 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.9 (2025) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 9.7 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 6.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 0.7 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Keegan Murray 68 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Keegan Murray 44 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Keegan Murray 5 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Keegan Murray 4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Keegan Murray 2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Keegan Murray 7 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keegan Murray .448 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Keegan Murray .375 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keegan Murray .667 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keegan Murray 9.7 (2023) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Keegan Murray 6.3 (2023) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Keegan Murray 0.7 (2023) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Keegan Murray 0.6 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Keegan Murray 0.3 (2023) 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.