Patrick Beverley vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Patrick Beverley 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

Patrick Beverley

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Beverley: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Beverley 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Patrick Beverley 12 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Patrick Beverley 9 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Patrick Beverley 0 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Patrick Beverley 1 Mel Payton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Beverley 3 Mel Payton 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Beverley 8.3 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Beverley 4.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Patrick Beverley 3.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Patrick Beverley 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Beverley 0.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Beverley 5,520 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Patrick Beverley 2,729 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Patrick Beverley 2,245 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Patrick Beverley 708 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Beverley 343 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Beverley 666 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Beverley .413 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Patrick Beverley .371 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Beverley .760 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Beverley 12.2 (2018) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Beverley 5.9 (2017) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Patrick Beverley 4.6 (2022) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Patrick Beverley 1.7 (2018) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Beverley 0.9 (2022) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Beverley 8.2 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Beverley 4.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Patrick Beverley 2.9 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Patrick Beverley 0.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Beverley 0.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Beverley 581 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Patrick Beverley 302 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Patrick Beverley 205 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Patrick Beverley 67 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Beverley 42 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Beverley 71 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Beverley .414 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Patrick Beverley .361 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Beverley .790 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Beverley 11.8 (2013) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Beverley 8.0 (2019) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Patrick Beverley 5.5 (2024) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Patrick Beverley 1.5 (2017) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Beverley 1.2 (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.