| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | PHW | NBA | SF | 45 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .386 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .750 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | INO | NBA | SF | 66 | 21.6 | 2.6 | 7.3 | .357 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .745 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.1 | |
| 2 Yrs | 111 | 17.1 | 2.0 | 5.6 | .363 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .746 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 5.4 | |||||
| INO (1 Yr) | 66 | 21.6 | 2.6 | 7.3 | .357 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .745 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.1 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 45 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .386 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .750 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | Awards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | PHW | NBA | SF | 3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | INO | NBA | SF | 2 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | .412 | 3.5 | 4.0 | .875 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 10.5 | |
| 2 Yrs | 5 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 3.8 | .421 | 1.8 | 2.0 | .900 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 5.0 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |||||
| INO (1 Yr) | 2 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | .412 | 3.5 | 4.0 | .875 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 10.5 | |||||
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Insights
| Highlight | In Stathead | |
|---|---|---|
| Career high, Points | 22 | View full stats from top 20 games |
| Career high, Rebounds | 10 | View full stats from top 20 games |
| Career high, Assists | 7 | View full stats from top 20 games |
Use Stathead to compare Mel Payton to:
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | TRB | AST | PF | PTS | Trp-Dbl | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | PHW | NBA | SF | 45 | 471 | 54 | 140 | .386 | 21 | 28 | .750 | 83 | 45 | 68 | 129 | 0 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | INO | NBA | SF | 66 | 1424 | 173 | 485 | .357 | 120 | 161 | .745 | 313 | 81 | 118 | 466 | 0 | |
| 2 Yrs | 111 | 1895 | 227 | 625 | .363 | 141 | 189 | .746 | 396 | 126 | 186 | 595 | 0 | |||||
| INO (1 Yr) | 66 | 1424 | 173 | 485 | .357 | 120 | 161 | .745 | 313 | 81 | 118 | 466 | 0 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 45 | 471 | 54 | 140 | .386 | 21 | 28 | .750 | 83 | 45 | 68 | 129 | 0 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | TRB | AST | PF | PTS | Trp-Dbl | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | PHW | NBA | SF | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | INO | NBA | SF | 2 | 36 | 7 | 17 | .412 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2 Yrs | 5 | 54 | 8 | 19 | .421 | 9 | 10 | .900 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 0 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| INO (1 Yr) | 2 | 36 | 7 | 17 | .412 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | PHW | NBA | SF | 45 | 471 | 4.1 | 10.7 | .386 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .750 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 9.9 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | INO | NBA | SF | 66 | 1424 | 4.4 | 12.3 | .357 | 3.0 | 4.1 | .745 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 11.8 | |
| 2 Yrs | 111 | 1895 | 4.3 | 11.9 | .363 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .746 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 11.3 | |||||
| Game Avg | 111 | 1895 | 4.3 | 11.9 | .363 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .746 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 11.3 | |||||
| INO (1 Yr) | 66 | 1424 | 4.4 | 12.3 | .357 | 3.0 | 4.1 | .745 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 11.8 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 45 | 471 | 4.1 | 10.7 | .386 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .750 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 9.9 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | PHW | NBA | SF | 3 | 18 | 2.0 | 4.0 | .500 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | INO | NBA | SF | 2 | 36 | 7.0 | 17.0 | .412 | 7.0 | 8.0 | .875 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | |
| 2 Yrs | 5 | 54 | 5.3 | 12.7 | .421 | 6.0 | 6.7 | .900 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 16.7 | |||||
| Game Avg | 5 | 54 | 5.3 | 12.7 | .421 | 6.0 | 6.7 | .900 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 16.7 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 3 | 18 | 2.0 | 4.0 | .500 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | |||||
| INO (1 Yr) | 2 | 36 | 7.0 | 17.0 | .412 | 7.0 | 8.0 | .875 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | FTr | OWS | DWS | WS | Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | PHW | NBA | SF | 45 | 471 | 11.0 | .423 | .200 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .041 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | INO | NBA | SF | 66 | 1424 | 15.4 | .419 | .332 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .069 | |
| 2 Yrs | 111 | 1895 | 14.3 | .420 | .302 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .062 | |||||
| INO (1 Yr) | 66 | 1424 | 15.4 | .419 | .332 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .069 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 45 | 471 | 11.0 | .423 | .200 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .041 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | MP | FTr | OWS | DWS | WS | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | PHW | NBA | SF | 3 | 18 | 8.1 | .694 | 1.000 | 10.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .111 | |
| 1952-53 | 26 | INO | NBA | SF | 2 | 36 | 23.4 | .512 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .246 | |
| 2 Yrs | 5 | 54 | 18.3 | .534 | .526 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .201 | |||||
| PHW (1 Yr) | 3 | 18 | 8.1 | .694 | 1.000 | 10.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .111 | |||||
| INO (1 Yr) | 2 | 36 | 23.4 | .512 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .246 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where was Mel Payton born?
Mel Payton was born in Martinsville, Indiana.
When was Mel Payton born?
Mel Payton was born on July 16, 1926.
How tall was Mel Payton?
Mel Payton was 6-4 (193 cm) tall.
How much did Mel Payton weigh when playing?
Mel Payton weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.
When was Mel Payton drafted?
Mel Payton was drafted by Philadelphia Warriors, 2nd round (9th pick, 19th overall), 1951 NBA Draft.
What position did Mel Payton play?
Small Forward.
When did Mel Payton retire?
Mel Payton last played in 1953.
What did Mel Payton average?
Mel Payton averaged 5.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.
What schools did Mel Payton attend?
Mel Payton attended Tulane.
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