Ron Harper vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.