Mel Payton vs. Bob Pettit Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Pettit and Mel Payton, 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.
Mel Payton played 2 years in the NBA, 9 less than Bob Pettit, who played 11. Mel Payton had the first of his seasons in 1951-52, while Bob Pettit had his rookie season in 1954-55. 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 |
Mel Payton |
2 |
2 |
1951-52 to 1952-53 |
Bob Pettit |
11 |
9 |
1954-55 to 1964-65 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
45 |
10.5 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
1.8 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.386 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.750 |
Bob Pettit |
72 |
36.9 |
20.4 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
7.2 |
17.8 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
7.9 |
.751 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
3 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
Bob Pettit |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
66 |
21.6 |
7.1 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.745 |
Bob Pettit |
72 |
38.8 |
25.7 |
- |
- |
16.2 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
9.0 |
20.9 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
10.5 |
.736 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
2 |
18.0 |
10.5 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.875 |
Bob Pettit |
8 |
34.3 |
19.1 |
- |
- |
10.5 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.9 |
16.0 |
.367 |
- |
- |
- |
7.4 |
8.8 |
.843 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
71 |
35.1 |
24.7 |
- |
- |
14.6 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
8.6 |
20.8 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
7.5 |
9.6 |
.773 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
10 |
43.0 |
29.8 |
- |
- |
16.8 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
9.8 |
23.7 |
.414 |
- |
- |
- |
10.2 |
13.3 |
.767 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
70 |
36.1 |
24.6 |
- |
- |
17.4 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
8.3 |
20.3 |
.410 |
- |
- |
- |
8.0 |
10.6 |
.749 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
11 |
39.1 |
24.2 |
- |
- |
16.5 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
8.2 |
20.9 |
.391 |
- |
- |
- |
7.8 |
10.7 |
.729 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
72 |
39.9 |
29.2 |
- |
- |
16.4 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
10.0 |
22.8 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
9.3 |
12.2 |
.759 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
6 |
42.8 |
27.8 |
- |
- |
12.5 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
9.7 |
22.8 |
.423 |
- |
- |
- |
8.5 |
10.8 |
.785 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
72 |
40.2 |
26.1 |
- |
- |
17.0 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
9.3 |
21.2 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
7.6 |
10.0 |
.753 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
14 |
41.1 |
26.1 |
- |
- |
15.8 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
9.2 |
20.9 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
7.6 |
10.1 |
.754 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
76 |
39.8 |
27.9 |
- |
- |
20.3 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
10.1 |
22.6 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
10.6 |
.724 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
12 |
43.8 |
28.6 |
- |
- |
17.6 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
9.8 |
23.7 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
9.1 |
12.0 |
.757 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
79 |
39.1 |
28.4 |
- |
- |
15.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
9.8 |
22.1 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
8.7 |
11.2 |
.774 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
11 |
42.1 |
31.8 |
- |
- |
15.1 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
10.8 |
23.5 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
10.2 |
13.1 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
80 |
41.2 |
27.4 |
- |
- |
15.3 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.9 |
21.4 |
.463 |
- |
- |
- |
7.6 |
9.6 |
.789 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
12 |
41.2 |
21.0 |
- |
- |
14.5 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
7.8 |
18.8 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
6.6 |
.835 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
50 |
35.1 |
22.5 |
- |
- |
12.4 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
7.9 |
18.5 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
8.1 |
.820 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Pettit |
4 |
23.8 |
11.5 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.8 |
10.3 |
.366 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.800 |