Jamal Crawford vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Jamal Crawford 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

Jamal Crawford

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jamal Crawford: 2000-01 to 2019-20
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jamal Crawford 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Jamal Crawford 20 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Jamal Crawford 8 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Jamal Crawford 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Crawford 14.6 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Crawford 2.2 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Jamal Crawford 3.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Jamal Crawford 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jamal Crawford 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Crawford 19,419 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Jamal Crawford 2,948 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Jamal Crawford 4,541 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Jamal Crawford 1,179 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jamal Crawford 271 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jamal Crawford 1,327 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Crawford .410 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Jamal Crawford .348 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Crawford .862 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Crawford 20.6 (2008) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Crawford 3.5 (2004) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jamal Crawford 5.1 (2004) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Jamal Crawford 1.4 (2004) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jamal Crawford 0.4 (2004) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Crawford 14.3 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Crawford 1.9 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Jamal Crawford 2.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Jamal Crawford 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jamal Crawford 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Crawford 1,060 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Jamal Crawford 142 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Jamal Crawford 161 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Jamal Crawford 65 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jamal Crawford 12 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jamal Crawford 74 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Crawford .386 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Jamal Crawford .307 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Crawford .865 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Crawford 17.3 (2016) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Crawford 2.7 (2010) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jamal Crawford 2.7 (2010) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jamal Crawford 1.7 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jamal Crawford 0.3 (2011) 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.