Kyrie Irving vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Mel Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.0 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.9 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,955 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 318 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 420 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 122 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 52 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 85 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .459 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .400 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.