Kevin Garnett vs. Mel Payton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mel Payton and Kevin Garnett, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Kevin Garnett played 21 years in the NBA, 19 more than Mel Payton, who played 2. Kevin Garnett had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Mel Payton had his rookie season in 1951-52. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Kevin Garnett |
21 |
14 |
1995-96 to 2015-16 |
Mel Payton |
2 |
2 |
1951-52 to 1952-53 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
80 |
28.7 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
6.3 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
9.2 |
.491 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.286 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.705 |
Mel Payton |
45 |
10.5 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
1.8 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.386 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mel Payton |
3 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
77 |
38.9 |
17.0 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
8.0 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
14.3 |
.499 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.286 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.754 |
Mel Payton |
66 |
21.6 |
7.1 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.745 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
3 |
41.7 |
17.3 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
9.3 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
17.0 |
.471 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Mel Payton |
2 |
18.0 |
10.5 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
82 |
39.3 |
18.5 |
2.7 |
6.9 |
9.6 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
7.7 |
15.8 |
.491 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.188 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.738 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
5 |
38.6 |
15.8 |
3.4 |
6.2 |
9.6 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
15.0 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.778 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
47 |
37.9 |
20.8 |
3.5 |
6.9 |
10.4 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
19.1 |
.460 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.286 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
.704 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
4 |
42.5 |
21.8 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
12.0 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.443 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
.739 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
81 |
40.0 |
22.9 |
2.8 |
9.0 |
11.8 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
9.4 |
18.8 |
.497 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.370 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
.765 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
4 |
42.5 |
18.8 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
10.8 |
8.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
19.5 |
.385 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.667 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.813 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
81 |
39.5 |
22.0 |
2.7 |
8.7 |
11.4 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
8.7 |
18.2 |
.477 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.288 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
.764 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
4 |
41.3 |
21.0 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
12.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
6.8 |
14.5 |
.466 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
7.5 |
9.0 |
.833 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
81 |
39.2 |
21.2 |
3.0 |
9.1 |
12.1 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
8.1 |
17.3 |
.470 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.319 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
.801 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
3 |
43.3 |
24.0 |
5.3 |
13.3 |
18.7 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
18.7 |
.429 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
7.7 |
10.7 |
.719 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
82 |
40.5 |
23.0 |
3.0 |
10.5 |
13.4 |
6.0 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
9.1 |
18.1 |
.502 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.282 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
.751 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
6 |
44.0 |
27.0 |
1.8 |
13.8 |
15.7 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
11.8 |
23.0 |
.514 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
.607 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
82 |
39.4 |
24.2 |
3.0 |
10.9 |
13.9 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
9.8 |
19.6 |
.499 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.256 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
.791 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
18 |
43.5 |
24.3 |
2.2 |
12.4 |
14.6 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
3.2 |
9.3 |
20.7 |
.452 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.313 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
.776 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
71 |
32.8 |
18.8 |
1.9 |
7.3 |
9.2 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
13.9 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
.801 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
26 |
38.0 |
20.4 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
10.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
16.8 |
.495 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.810 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Season 14 |
|
Kevin Garnett |
Mel Payton |
Season |
2008-09 | - |
Team |
Boston Celtics | - |
Honors & Awards |
All-Defensive First Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
57 |
31.1 |
15.8 |
1.4 |
7.1 |
8.5 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
13.0 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.841 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
69 |
29.9 |
14.3 |
1.1 |
6.2 |
7.3 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
5.8 |
11.2 |
.521 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.837 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
23 |
33.3 |
15.0 |
1.4 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
6.5 |
13.1 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.839 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
71 |
31.3 |
14.9 |
1.2 |
7.7 |
8.9 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
11.6 |
.528 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.862 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
9 |
36.4 |
14.9 |
2.3 |
8.6 |
10.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
14.1 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.759 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
60 |
31.1 |
15.8 |
1.1 |
7.1 |
8.2 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
6.5 |
13.0 |
.503 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.333 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.857 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
20 |
36.9 |
19.2 |
1.6 |
8.8 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
16.0 |
.497 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.250 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.813 |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
68 |
29.7 |
14.8 |
1.1 |
6.7 |
7.8 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
12.5 |
.496 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.125 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.786 |
Mel Payton |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
6 |
35.3 |
12.7 |
1.5 |
12.2 |
13.7 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
.941 |
Mel Payton |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
54 |
20.5 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
5.5 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.809 |
Mel Payton |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
12 |
20.8 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
.524 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.739 |
Mel Payton |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
47 |
20.3 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
5.6 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.800 |
Mel Payton |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
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Mel Payton |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
38 |
14.6 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
.470 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.667 |
Mel Payton |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Garnett |
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Mel Payton |
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