Mel Payton vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Coby White 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, 3 less than Coby White, who played 5. Mel Payton had the first of his seasons in 1951-52, while Coby White had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 |
Coby White |
5 |
1 |
2019-20 to 2023-24 |
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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 |
Coby White |
65 |
25.8 |
13.2 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
12.2 |
.394 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
.354 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.791 |
|
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 |
Coby White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Coby White |
69 |
31.2 |
15.1 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
13.1 |
.416 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
.359 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
.901 |
|
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 |
Coby White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coby White |
61 |
27.4 |
12.7 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
10.6 |
.433 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.385 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.857 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coby White |
5 |
19.6 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
.333 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
.276 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.800 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coby White |
74 |
23.4 |
9.7 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
.443 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.372 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coby White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coby White |
79 |
36.5 |
19.1 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
6.8 |
15.3 |
.447 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
.376 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.838 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coby White |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |