Rudy Gay vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.