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Mel Payton

Melvin E. Payton (Mel)

Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6-4    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: July 16, 1926
College: Tulane University

Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 2nd round (9th pick, 18th overall) of the 1951 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1951-52 25 PHW NBA 45 471 54 140 .386 21 28 .750 83 45 68 129
1952-53 26 INO NBA 66 1424 173 485 .357 120 161 .745 313 81 118 466
Career NBA 111 1895 227 625 .363 141 189 .746 396 126 186 595

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1951-52 25 PHW NBA 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 66 21.6 2.6 7.3 .357 1.8 2.4 .745 4.7 1.2 1.8 7.1
Career NBA 111 17.1 2.0 5.6 .363 1.3 1.7 .746 3.6 1.1 1.7 5.4

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1951-52 25 PHW NBA 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 66 1424 4.4 12.3 .357 3.0 4.1 .745 7.9 2.0 3.0 11.8
Career NBA 111 1895 4.3 11.9 .363 2.7 3.6 .746 7.5 2.4 3.5 11.3

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1951-52 25 PHW NBA 45 471 10.8 .423 .386 0.2 0.2 0.4
1952-53 26 INO NBA 66 1424 15.4 .419 .357 0.3 1.8 2.1
Career NBA 111 1895 14.3 .420 .363 0.5 1.9 2.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1951-52 25 PHW NBA 3 18 1 2 2 2 3 1 6 4 .500 1.000 6.0 1.3 1.0 0.3
1952-53 26 INO NBA 2 36 7 17 7 8 6 0 7 21 .412 .875 18.0 10.5 3.0 0.0
Career NBA 5 54 8 19 9 10 9 1 13 25 .421 .900 10.8 5.0 1.8 0.2

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1951-52 25 PHW NBA 3 18 8.1 .694 .500 10.8 0.1 0.0 0.0
1952-53 26 INO NBA 2 36 23.4 .512 .412 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2
Career NBA 5 54 18.3 .534 .421 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.2

Transactions

April 25, 1951: Drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 2nd round (19th pick) of the 1951 NBA Draft.

September 11, 1952: Traded by the Philadelphia Warriors to the Indianapolis Olympians for Don Lofgran.

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