Melvin Eugene Payton
Position: Small Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
6-4, 185lb (193cm, 83kg)
Born: July 16, 1926 in Martinsville, Indiana us
Died: May 12, 2001
College: Tulane
Draft: Philadelphia Warriors, 2nd round (9th pick, 19th overall), 1951 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1951
Career Length: 2 years
Career
111
5.4
3.6
1.1
36.3
74.6
14.3
2.5
| Rk | G | 1952 Playoffs | Series | Tm | Opp | G# | GS | MP | TS% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | ORtg | DRtg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1952-03-20 | EDS | PHW | @ | SYR | 1 | L (-19) | 1.064 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1952-03-22 | EDS | PHW | SYR | 2 | W (+5) | .000 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1952-03-23 | EDS | PHW | @ | SYR | 3 | L (-11) | |||||||||
| Rk | G | 1953 Playoffs | Series | Tm | Opp | G# | GS | MP | TS% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | ORtg | DRtg | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1953-03-22 | WDS | INO | @ | MNL | 1 | L (-16) | .388 | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1953-03-23 | WDS | INO | MNL | 2 | L (-2) |
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