Patrick Ewing vs. Mel Payton Comparison

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

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick Ewing: 1985-86 to 2001-02
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick Ewing 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Patrick Ewing 17 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Patrick Ewing 14 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Patrick Ewing 11 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Patrick Ewing 1 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick Ewing 7 Mel Payton 0

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

Rookie of The Year Patrick Ewing 1 Mel Payton 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 21.0 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 9.8 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.9 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 24,815 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 11,607 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 2,215 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 1,136 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 2,894 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 1,183 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .504 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .152 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .740 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 28.6 (1990) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.1 (1993) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.0 (1991) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1989) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 4.0 (1990) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 20.2 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 10.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.0 Mel Payton 0.2

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

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 2.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick Ewing 2,813 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Patrick Ewing 1,435 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Patrick Ewing 275 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Patrick Ewing 122 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Patrick Ewing 303 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Patrick Ewing 139 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick Ewing .469 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Patrick Ewing .348 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick Ewing .718 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick Ewing 29.4 (1990) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick Ewing 12.8 (1988) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.1 (1990) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Patrick Ewing 1.5 (1988) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Patrick Ewing 3.3 (1988) 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.