Lamar Odom vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Lamar Odom 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

Lamar Odom

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lamar Odom: 1999-00 to 2012-13
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lamar Odom 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Lamar Odom 14 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Lamar Odom 8 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Lamar Odom 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 13.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 8.4 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 3.7 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Odom 12,781 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Lamar Odom 8,059 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Lamar Odom 3,554 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Lamar Odom 848 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Lamar Odom 892 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Lamar Odom 961 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Odom .463 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Lamar Odom .312 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Odom .693 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 17.2 (2001) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 10.6 (2008) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 5.9 (2002) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 1.2 (2000) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 1.6 (2001) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 13.0 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 8.8 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 2.4 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Odom 1,407 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Lamar Odom 955 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Lamar Odom 264 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Lamar Odom 72 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Lamar Odom 112 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Lamar Odom 108 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Odom .479 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Lamar Odom .303 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Odom .643 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Odom 19.4 (2007) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Odom 13.0 (2007) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Lamar Odom 4.9 (2006) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Lamar Odom 1.2 (2004) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Lamar Odom 1.3 (2009) 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.