Richard Jefferson vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) 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.