Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Hakeem Olajuwon 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

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Mel Payton 0 *

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mel Payton 0 *

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Mel Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Mel Payton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mel Payton 0 *

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Mel Payton 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: 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. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) 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.