Horace Grant vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Horace Grant 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

Horace Grant

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Horace Grant: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Horace Grant 4 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Horace Grant 17 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Horace Grant 13 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Horace Grant 1 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Horace Grant 4 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.2 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 12,996 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 9,443 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Horace Grant 2,575 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Horace Grant 1,143 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Horace Grant 1,136 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Horace Grant 1,165 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .509 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .063 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .692 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 15.1 (1994) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 11.0 (1994) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.4 (1994) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.5 (1997) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (1992) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Horace Grant 11.2 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 8.6 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 2.1 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Horace Grant 1,907 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Horace Grant 1,457 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Horace Grant 360 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Horace Grant 171 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Horace Grant 173 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Horace Grant 170 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Horace Grant .530 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Horace Grant .125 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Horace Grant .714 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Horace Grant 16.2 (1994) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Horace Grant 10.4 (1996) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Horace Grant 3.0 (1992) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Horace Grant 1.6 (2000) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Horace Grant 1.8 (1994) 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.