Kyle Lowry vs. Mel Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Lowry: 2006-07 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Lowry 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Lowry 18 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Kyle Lowry 11 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Kyle Lowry 6 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Lowry 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 14.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 4.3 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 6.2 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Lowry 16,218 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Kyle Lowry 4,894 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Kyle Lowry 7,003 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Kyle Lowry 1,466 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Lowry 340 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Lowry 1,138 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Lowry .424 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Kyle Lowry .368 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Lowry .815 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 22.4 (2017) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 5.6 (2018) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 8.7 (2019) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 2.1 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Lowry 0.5 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 13.5 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 4.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 5.4 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Lowry 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Lowry 1,836 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Kyle Lowry 582 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Kyle Lowry 730 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Kyle Lowry 174 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Lowry 48 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Lowry 136 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Lowry .411 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Kyle Lowry .338 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Lowry .803 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Lowry 21.1 (2014) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Lowry 6.5 (2020) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kyle Lowry 8.5 (2018) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kyle Lowry 1.7 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Lowry 0.7 (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.