Pau Gasol vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Mel Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Mel Payton 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) 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.