OG Anunoby vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and OG Anunoby 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

OG Anunoby

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
OG Anunoby: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships OG Anunoby 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons OG Anunoby 7 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played OG Anunoby 4 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games OG Anunoby 0 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) OG Anunoby 1 Mel Payton 0

Steals Leader OG Anunoby 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game OG Anunoby 12.0 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game OG Anunoby 4.3 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game OG Anunoby 1.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game OG Anunoby 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game OG Anunoby 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points OG Anunoby 5,001 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds OG Anunoby 1,786 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists OG Anunoby 667 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals OG Anunoby 527 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks OG Anunoby 224 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games OG Anunoby 418 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage OG Anunoby .474 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage OG Anunoby .376 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage OG Anunoby .745 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game OG Anunoby 17.1 (2022) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game OG Anunoby 5.5 (2021) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game OG Anunoby 2.6 (2022) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game OG Anunoby 1.9 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game OG Anunoby 0.7 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game OG Anunoby 12.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game OG Anunoby 5.0 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game OG Anunoby 1.3 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game OG Anunoby 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game OG Anunoby 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points OG Anunoby 429 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds OG Anunoby 175 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists OG Anunoby 45 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals OG Anunoby 31 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks OG Anunoby 27 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games OG Anunoby 35 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage OG Anunoby .489 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage OG Anunoby .396 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage OG Anunoby .676 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game OG Anunoby 17.3 (2022) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game OG Anunoby 6.9 (2020) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game OG Anunoby 2.5 (2022) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game OG Anunoby 1.0 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game OG Anunoby 1.2 (2020) 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.