Nicolo Melli vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Nicolo Melli 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

Nicolo Melli

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nicolo Melli: 2019-20 to 2020-21
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nicolo Melli 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Nicolo Melli 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Nicolo Melli 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Nicolo Melli 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nicolo Melli 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nicolo Melli 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Nicolo Melli 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nicolo Melli 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Nicolo Melli 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Nicolo Melli 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 5.0 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 2.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 1.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.2 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolo Melli 529 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Nicolo Melli 302 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Nicolo Melli 126 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Nicolo Melli 48 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Nicolo Melli 26 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Nicolo Melli 105 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolo Melli .392 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Nicolo Melli .316 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Nicolo Melli .745 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 6.6 (2020) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 3.0 (2020) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 1.4 (2020) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.6 (2020) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.4 (2020) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 2.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.3 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolo Melli 0 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Nicolo Melli 6 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Nicolo Melli 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Nicolo Melli 1 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Nicolo Melli 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Nicolo Melli 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolo Melli .000 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Nicolo Melli .000 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Nicolo Melli - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolo Melli 2.0 (2021) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.3 (2021) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)