Clint Capela vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Clint Capela 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

Clint Capela

vs.

Mel Payton

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clint Capela 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Clint Capela 10 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Clint Capela 8 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Clint Capela 0 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Rebounds Leader Clint Capela 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clint Capela 12.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 10.7 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.0 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 1.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Capela 7,466 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Clint Capela 6,516 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Clint Capela 614 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Clint Capela 416 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Clint Capela 898 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Clint Capela 609 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Capela .621 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Clint Capela .000 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Capela .545 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Capela 16.6 (2019) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 14.3 (2021) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.4 (2019) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.8 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 2.0 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clint Capela 8.5 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 8.4 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 0.9 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Capela 739 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Clint Capela 734 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Clint Capela 77 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Clint Capela 50 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Clint Capela 110 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Clint Capela 87 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Capela .602 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Clint Capela .000 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Capela .495 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Capela 12.7 (2018) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 11.6 (2018) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.5 (2019) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 1.0 (2023) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 2.5 (2017) 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.