Paul George vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Paul George 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

Paul George

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul George 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Paul George 14 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Paul George 11 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Paul George 9 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul George 1 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 6 Mel Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul George 2 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 4 Mel Payton 0

Steals Leader Paul George 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 20.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 6.3 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Paul George 3.7 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 18,032 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Paul George 5,465 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Paul George 3,191 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Paul George 1,464 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul George 381 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Paul George 867 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .440 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Paul George .385 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .854 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.0 (2019) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 8.2 (2019) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Paul George 5.7 (2022) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.6 (2013) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 21.2 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 7.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Paul George 4.1 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 2,416 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Paul George 854 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Paul George 473 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Paul George 172 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul George 62 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Paul George 114 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .423 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Paul George .352 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .826 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.6 (2019) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 9.6 (2021) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Paul George 7.3 (2017) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2014) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul George 2.0 (2011) 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.