Caleb Martin vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Caleb Martin 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

Caleb Martin

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Caleb Martin: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Caleb Martin 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Caleb Martin 5 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Caleb Martin 3 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Caleb Martin 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caleb Martin 8.5 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Martin 3.9 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Caleb Martin 1.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Caleb Martin 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caleb Martin 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Caleb Martin 2,249 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Caleb Martin 1,034 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Caleb Martin 414 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Caleb Martin 225 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Caleb Martin 109 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Caleb Martin 266 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caleb Martin .450 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Caleb Martin .357 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caleb Martin .762 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caleb Martin 10.0 (2024) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Martin 4.8 (2023) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Caleb Martin 2.2 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Caleb Martin 1.0 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caleb Martin 0.5 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caleb Martin 9.4 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Martin 4.0 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Caleb Martin 1.1 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Caleb Martin 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caleb Martin 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Caleb Martin 425 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Caleb Martin 180 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Caleb Martin 48 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Caleb Martin 33 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Caleb Martin 11 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Caleb Martin 45 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caleb Martin .489 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Caleb Martin .401 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caleb Martin .783 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caleb Martin 12.7 (2023) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Caleb Martin 5.4 (2023) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Caleb Martin 1.6 (2023) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Caleb Martin 0.9 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caleb Martin 0.4 (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.