Tony Allen vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Tony Allen 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

Tony Allen

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tony Allen: 2004-05 to 2017-18
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tony Allen 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Tony Allen 14 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Tony Allen 10 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Tony Allen 0 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tony Allen 3 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tony Allen 6 Mel Payton 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Allen 8.1 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Tony Allen 3.5 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Tony Allen 1.3 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Tony Allen 1.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tony Allen 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Allen 6,654 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Tony Allen 2,884 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Tony Allen 1,077 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Tony Allen 1,158 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Tony Allen 337 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Tony Allen 820 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Allen .475 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Tony Allen .282 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Allen .709 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Allen 11.5 (2007) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Allen 5.5 (2017) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Tony Allen 1.7 (2014) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Tony Allen 2.0 (2015) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tony Allen 0.6 (2011) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tony Allen 6.0 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Tony Allen 3.0 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Tony Allen 0.9 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Tony Allen 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tony Allen 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tony Allen 668 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Tony Allen 333 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Tony Allen 105 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Tony Allen 137 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Tony Allen 47 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Tony Allen 112 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tony Allen .447 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Tony Allen .106 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tony Allen .716 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tony Allen 12.3 (2014) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tony Allen 7.7 (2014) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Tony Allen 1.8 (2013) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tony Allen 2.4 (2015) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tony Allen 1.1 (2015) 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.