Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Mel Payton 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Payton 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 6 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 8 Mel Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Mel Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Payton 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.