Kyle Kuzma vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.