Mel Payton vs. Amar'e Stoudemire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Amar'e Stoudemire and Mel Payton 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

Mel Payton

vs.

Amar'e Stoudemire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53
Amar'e Stoudemire: 2002-03 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Payton 0 Amar'e Stoudemire 0

NBA Seasons Mel Payton 2 Amar'e Stoudemire 14

Playoffs Played Mel Payton 2 Amar'e Stoudemire 10

All-Star Games Mel Payton 0 Amar'e Stoudemire 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Payton 0 Amar'e Stoudemire 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Payton 0 Amar'e Stoudemire 5

Rookie of The Year Mel Payton 0 * Amar'e Stoudemire 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Payton 5.4 Amar'e Stoudemire 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.6 Amar'e Stoudemire 7.8

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.1 Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 595 Amar'e Stoudemire 15,994

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 396 Amar'e Stoudemire 6,632

Total Assists Mel Payton 126 Amar'e Stoudemire 1,050

Total Steals Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 636

Total Blocks Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 1,054

Total Games Mel Payton 111 Amar'e Stoudemire 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .363 Amar'e Stoudemire .537

3-Point Percentage Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire .236

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .746 Amar'e Stoudemire .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 7.1 (1953) Amar'e Stoudemire 26.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 4.7 (1953) Amar'e Stoudemire 9.6 (2007)

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.2 (1953) Amar'e Stoudemire 2.6 (2011)

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 2.1 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Payton 5.0 Amar'e Stoudemire 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 1.8 Amar'e Stoudemire 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.2 Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 25 Amar'e Stoudemire 1,461

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 9 Amar'e Stoudemire 574

Total Assists Mel Payton 1 Amar'e Stoudemire 64

Total Steals Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 63

Total Blocks Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 104

Total Games Mel Payton 5 Amar'e Stoudemire 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .421 Amar'e Stoudemire .512

3-Point Percentage Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire .250

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .900 Amar'e Stoudemire .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 10.5 (1953) Amar'e Stoudemire 29.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.0 (1953) Amar'e Stoudemire 12.1 (2007)

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.3 (1952) Amar'e Stoudemire 1.8 (2011)

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 1.7 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire 2.4 (2008)

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.