Mel Payton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Payton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mel Payton 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mel Payton 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mel Payton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Payton 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Payton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Payton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Payton 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Payton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mel Payton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mel Payton 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Payton 5.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 595 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 396 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mel Payton 126 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mel Payton 111 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .363 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .746 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 7.1 (1953) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 4.7 (1953) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.2 (1953) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Payton 5.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 1.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 25 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 9 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mel Payton 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mel Payton 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .421 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .900 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 10.5 (1953) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.0 (1953) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.3 (1952) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.