Jeremy Lin vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.