Seth Curry vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Seth Curry 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Seth Curry: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Seth Curry 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Seth Curry 11 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Seth Curry 5 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Seth Curry 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Seth Curry 10.0 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Seth Curry 2.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Seth Curry 1.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Seth Curry 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Seth Curry 0.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Seth Curry 5,476 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Seth Curry 1,124 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Seth Curry 1,035 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Seth Curry 359 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Seth Curry 73 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Seth Curry 550 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Seth Curry .471 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Seth Curry .433 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Seth Curry .863 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Seth Curry 15.0 (2022) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Seth Curry 3.1 (2022) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Seth Curry 3.6 (2022) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Seth Curry 1.1 (2017) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Seth Curry 0.2 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Seth Curry 11.6 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Seth Curry 1.9 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Seth Curry 1.6 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Seth Curry 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Seth Curry 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Seth Curry 476 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Seth Curry 77 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Seth Curry 67 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Seth Curry 28 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Seth Curry 10 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Seth Curry 41 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Seth Curry .524 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Seth Curry .468 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Seth Curry .805 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Seth Curry 18.8 (2021) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Seth Curry 2.5 (2022) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Seth Curry 3.0 (2022) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Seth Curry 1.0 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Seth Curry 0.8 (2022) 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.