Moses Malone vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Mel Payton 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Mel Payton 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Mel Payton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Mel Payton 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Mel Payton 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Mel Payton - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.