Mikal Bridges vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Mel Payton

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Mel Payton 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (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.