Mel McCants vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Mel McCants 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

Mel McCants

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel McCants: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Mel McCants 1 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Mel McCants 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 22 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 6 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Mel McCants 2 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Mel McCants 3 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Mel McCants 1 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Mel McCants 13 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants .308 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Mel McCants - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants .750 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 (1990) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 (1990) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 (1990) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Mel McCants 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Mel McCants 2 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Mel McCants - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)