George Hill vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and George Hill 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

George Hill

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Hill: 2008-09 to 2022-23
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Hill 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons George Hill 15 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played George Hill 13 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games George Hill 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Hill 10.4 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 3.0 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game George Hill 3.1 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game George Hill 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Hill 9,545 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds George Hill 2,731 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists George Hill 2,807 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals George Hill 806 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks George Hill 233 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games George Hill 915 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Hill .457 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage George Hill .380 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Hill .806 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Hill 16.9 (2017) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 4.2 (2015) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game George Hill 5.1 (2015) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game George Hill 1.1 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.4 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Hill 11.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 3.0 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game George Hill 2.6 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game George Hill 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Hill 1,592 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds George Hill 425 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists George Hill 369 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals George Hill 123 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks George Hill 33 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games George Hill 144 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Hill .452 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage George Hill .372 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Hill .802 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Hill 15.6 (2017) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 5.0 (2011) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game George Hill 4.3 (2013) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game George Hill 1.5 (2011) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.4 (2018) 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.