Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.7 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 11,185 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,341 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,489 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 497 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 108 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 816 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .417 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .361 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .815 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 9.5 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.0 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 456 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 111 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 47 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 15 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 48 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .374 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .328 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .686 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2017) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.