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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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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 25 | PHW | NBA | 45 | 471 | 10.8 | .423 | .386 | |||||||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 26 | INO | NBA | 66 | 1424 | 15.4 | .419 | .357 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 111 | 1895 | 14.3 | .420 | .363 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||