Luka Doncic vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Luka Doncic 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

Luka Doncic

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Doncic: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Doncic 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Luka Doncic 6 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Luka Doncic 4 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Luka Doncic 5 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Luka Doncic 5 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 5 Mel Payton 0

Scoring Leader Luka Doncic 1 Mel Payton 0

Rookie of The Year Luka Doncic 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 28.7 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 8.7 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 11,470 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 3,472 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Luka Doncic 3,317 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Luka Doncic 467 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 182 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Luka Doncic 400 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .470 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .347 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .747 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 33.9 (2024) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 (2020) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 (2024) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 31.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 1,336 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 400 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Luka Doncic 355 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Luka Doncic 68 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 23 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Luka Doncic 43 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .459 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .351 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .727 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 35.7 (2021) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2020) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 10.3 (2021) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.8 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) 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.