Gary Payton vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Mel Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Mel Riebe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mel Riebe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mel Riebe 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Mel Riebe 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Mel Riebe 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Mel Riebe .304

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Mel Riebe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Mel Riebe .288

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Mel Riebe - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.