Tyler Herro vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Tyler Herro 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
Tyler Herro: 2019-20 to 2024-25
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyler Herro 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Tyler Herro 6 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Tyler Herro 6 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Tyler Herro 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 19.4 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 5.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 4.0 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Herro 6,987 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Tyler Herro 1,802 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Tyler Herro 1,460 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Tyler Herro 263 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Tyler Herro 70 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Tyler Herro 361 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Herro .448 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Tyler Herro .382 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Herro .874 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 23.9 (2025) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 5.4 (2023) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 5.5 (2025) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.9 (2025) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 0.3 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 14.6 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 4.2 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 3.3 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Herro 728 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Tyler Herro 212 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Tyler Herro 166 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Tyler Herro 22 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Tyler Herro 10 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Tyler Herro 50 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Herro .414 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Tyler Herro .328 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Herro .889 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Herro 17.8 (2025) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Herro 5.1 (2020) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Tyler Herro 5.4 (2024) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tyler Herro 0.6 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyler Herro 1.0 (2023) 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.