Zach LaVine vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (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.