Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 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
K. Caldwell-Pope: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships K. Caldwell-Pope 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons K. Caldwell-Pope 13 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played K. Caldwell-Pope 6 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games K. Caldwell-Pope 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 11.1 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 3.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.8 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points K. Caldwell-Pope 10,211 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds K. Caldwell-Pope 2,721 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists K. Caldwell-Pope 1,670 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals K. Caldwell-Pope 1,060 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks K. Caldwell-Pope 266 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games K. Caldwell-Pope 916 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .427 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .366 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .823 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 14.5 (2016) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 5.2 (2018) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 4.5 (2026) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.5 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.6 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 9.7 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 2.8 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.7 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points K. Caldwell-Pope 651 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds K. Caldwell-Pope 190 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists K. Caldwell-Pope 115 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals K. Caldwell-Pope 83 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks K. Caldwell-Pope 26 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games K. Caldwell-Pope 67 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .418 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .358 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .843 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 15.3 (2016) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 4.3 (2016) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 2.8 (2016) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.8 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.7 (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.