Ray Allen vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Ray Allen 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

Ray Allen

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ray Allen: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ray Allen 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Ray Allen 18 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Ray Allen 11 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Ray Allen 10 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ray Allen 2 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Allen 18.9 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Ray Allen 4.1 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Ray Allen 3.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Ray Allen 1.1 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ray Allen 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Allen 24,505 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Ray Allen 5,272 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Ray Allen 4,361 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Ray Allen 1,451 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Ray Allen 244 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Ray Allen 1,300 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Allen .452 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Ray Allen .400 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Allen .894 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Allen 26.4 (2007) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Allen 5.2 (2001) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Ray Allen 4.8 (2004) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Ray Allen 1.5 (2001) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ray Allen 0.3 (2010) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Allen 16.1 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Ray Allen 3.8 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Ray Allen 2.6 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Ray Allen 1.0 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ray Allen 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Allen 2,749 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Ray Allen 648 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Ray Allen 449 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Ray Allen 164 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Ray Allen 41 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Ray Allen 171 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Allen .443 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Ray Allen .401 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Allen .883 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Allen 26.5 (2005) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Allen 7.3 (1999) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Ray Allen 6.0 (2001) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Ray Allen 1.6 (2000) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ray Allen 0.6 (2001) 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.