Stephen Curry vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Mel Payton 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Mel Payton 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 10 Mel Payton 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Mel Payton 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Mel Payton 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.