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Mel Payton
Indianapolis Olympians
Number
#18
Position
G
Age
99
Height
6-4
Weight
185LBS
Draft
1951 R2
Pick 18
Nationality
USA
Born
Jul 16, 1926
College / Team
Tulane
G
Indianapolis Olympians
1952-53
PTS7.8
REB0.0
AST0.1
1952 Schedule
All Games
vs
LAL
LAL
DNP
@
LAL
LAL
DNP
@
ATL
ATL
DNP
vs
LAL
LAL
DNP
@
PHI
DNP
@
SAC
SAC
DNP
vs
ATL
ATL
DNP
vs
SAC
SAC
DNP
vs
LAL
LAL
DNP
vs
DET
DNP
vs
GSW
GSW
DNP
vs
ATL
ATL
DNP
@
ATL
ATL
DNP
@
ATL
ATL
DNP
vs
BAL
BAL
DNP
vs
GSW
GSW
DNP
@
BOS
L
6PTS
0REB
3AST
@
NYK
DNP
vs
PHI
DNP
vs
ATL
ATL
DNP
Career Trajectory
Mel
Payton
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |
GSW
|
28 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.8 | 1.0 | 77.8% | 1.8% |
| 1952 |
INO
|
60 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.0 | 2.7 | 74.7% | 2.0% |
| Career | 88 | 56.6 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 3.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.6 | 2.1 | 75.1% | 2.0% | |
| 1951 |
GSW
|
1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 1.1% |
| 1952 |
INO
|
2 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 77.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.5 | 4.0 | 87.5% | 83.9% |
| Career | 3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 80.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.0 | 3.3 | 90.0% | 86.8% |
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Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
FGA
Career Totals
#2572
OF 4,962
Points
596
#4068
OF 4,962
Rebounds
11
#3831
OF 4,962
Assists
9
#4290
OF 4,962
Steals
0
#4361
OF 4,962
Blocks
0
#3694
OF 4,962
3-Pointers
0
#2822
OF 4,962
Games
88
#3971
OF 4,962
Minutes
4,980
#2579
OF 4,962
Field Goals
227
#2367
OF 4,962
Free Throws
142
#4454
OF 4,962
Turnovers
0
#2584
OF 4,962
Fouls
165
Per Game Averages
#1831
OF 4,962
PPG
6.8
#3187
OF 4,962
RPG
0.1
#3227
OF 4,962
APG
0.1
#3197
OF 4,962
SPG
0.0
#3189
OF 4,962
BPG
0.0
#3185
OF 4,962
MPG
0.9
#3181
OF 4,962
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#115
OF 4,962
FG%
338.8%
#1527
OF 4,962
FT%
75.1%
#85
OF 4,962
True Shooting
198.5%
Career Totals
#15
OF 30
Points
467
#14
OF 30
Rebounds
2
#13
OF 30
Assists
7
#25
OF 30
Steals
0
#26
OF 30
Blocks
0
#26
OF 30
3-Pointers
0
#15
OF 30
Games
60
#8
OF 30
Minutes
4,080
#15
OF 30
Field Goals
173
#15
OF 30
Free Throws
121
#26
OF 30
Turnovers
0
#10
OF 30
Fouls
107
Per Game Averages
#12
OF 30
PPG
7.8
#14
OF 30
RPG
0.0
#11
OF 30
APG
0.1
#16
OF 30
SPG
0.0
#2
OF 30
BPG
0.0
#5
OF 30
MPG
1.1
#15
OF 30
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#7
OF 30
FG%
393.2%
#7
OF 30
FT%
74.7%
#5
OF 30
True Shooting
202.6%
Career Totals
#356
OF 565
Points
129
#467
OF 565
Rebounds
9
#495
OF 565
Assists
2
#480
OF 565
Steals
0
#476
OF 565
Blocks
0
#405
OF 565
3-Pointers
0
#372
OF 565
Games
28
#499
OF 565
Minutes
900
#345
OF 565
Field Goals
54
#372
OF 565
Free Throws
21
#475
OF 565
Turnovers
0
#322
OF 565
Fouls
58
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 565
PPG
4.6
#—
OF 565
RPG
0.3
#—
OF 565
APG
0.1
#—
OF 565
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 565
BPG
0.0
#—
OF 565
MPG
0.5
#—
OF 565
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 565
FG%
234.8%
#—
OF 565
FT%
77.8%
#—
OF 565
True Shooting
184.9%
Career Totals
#1987
OF 2,960
Points
25
#2363
OF 2,960
Rebounds
3
#2735
OF 2,960
Assists
0
#2660
OF 2,960
Steals
0
#2667
OF 2,960
Blocks
0
#2175
OF 2,960
3-Pointers
0
#2587
OF 2,960
Games
3
#2895
OF 2,960
Minutes
0
#2029
OF 2,960
Field Goals
8
#1710
OF 2,960
Free Throws
9
#2696
OF 2,960
Turnovers
0
#2051
OF 2,960
Fouls
9
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 2,960
PPG
8.3
#—
OF 2,960
RPG
1.0
#—
OF 2,960
APG
0.0
#—
OF 2,960
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 2,960
BPG
0.0
#—
OF 2,960
MPG
0.0
#—
OF 2,960
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 2,960
FG%
80.0%
#—
OF 2,960
FT%
90.0%
#—
OF 2,960
True Shooting
86.8%
Career Totals
#12
OF 21
Points
21
#5
OF 21
Rebounds
0
#20
OF 21
Assists
0
#5
OF 21
Steals
0
#20
OF 21
Blocks
0
#5
OF 21
3-Pointers
0
#16
OF 21
Games
2
#19
OF 21
Minutes
0
#11
OF 21
Field Goals
7
#11
OF 21
Free Throws
7
#5
OF 21
Turnovers
0
#14
OF 21
Fouls
7
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 21
PPG
10.5
#—
OF 21
RPG
0.0
#—
OF 21
APG
0.0
#—
OF 21
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 21
BPG
0.0
#—
OF 21
MPG
0.0
#—
OF 21
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 21
FG%
77.8%
#—
OF 21
FT%
87.5%
#—
OF 21
True Shooting
83.9%
Career Totals
#190
OF 210
Points
4
#169
OF 210
Rebounds
3
#192
OF 210
Assists
0
#121
OF 210
Steals
0
#114
OF 210
Blocks
0
#76
OF 210
3-Pointers
0
#205
OF 210
Games
1
#186
OF 210
Minutes
0
#188
OF 210
Field Goals
1
#161
OF 210
Free Throws
2
#115
OF 210
Turnovers
0
#182
OF 210
Fouls
2
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 210
PPG
4.0
#—
OF 210
RPG
3.0
#—
OF 210
APG
0.0
#—
OF 210
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 210
BPG
0.0
#—
OF 210
MPG
0.0
#—
OF 210
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 210
FG%
100.0%
#—
OF 210
FT%
100.0%
#—
OF 210
True Shooting
106.4%
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Payton
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