Stephon Marbury vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Stephon Marbury 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
Stephon Marbury: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephon Marbury 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Stephon Marbury 13 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Stephon Marbury 5 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Stephon Marbury 2 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephon Marbury 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 19.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 16,297 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 2,516 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 6,471 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 1,022 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 121 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Stephon Marbury 846 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .433 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .325 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .784 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 23.9 (2001) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 3.2 (2004) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 8.9 (1999) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 1.6 (2004) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.3 (1997) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 12.6 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.6 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.6 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephon Marbury 402 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Stephon Marbury 82 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Stephon Marbury 146 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Stephon Marbury 29 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephon Marbury 0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Stephon Marbury 32 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephon Marbury .355 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Stephon Marbury .273 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephon Marbury .750 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephon Marbury 22.0 (2003) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Stephon Marbury 4.3 (2004) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Stephon Marbury 7.7 (1997) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Stephon Marbury 2.4 (1998) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephon Marbury 0.0 (2009) 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.