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Mel Payton
Number
#18
Position
G
Age
100
Height
6-4
Weight
185LBS
Draft
1951 R2
Pick 18
Nationality
USA
Born
Jul 16, 1926
College / Team
Tulane
G
Indianapolis Olympians
2026-27
PTS7.8
REB0.0
AST0.1
1952-1953 Schedule
Last 20 Games
vs
BOS
DNP
@
ATL
DNP
vs
SAC
DNP
@
SAC
DNP
@
DET
DNP
vs
DET
DNP
@
GSW
DNP
vs
GSW
DNP
@
PHI
DNP
vs
NYK
DNP
@
NYK
DNP
@
BOS
L
22PTS
0REB
3AST
@
BAL
DNP
vs
ATL
DNP
@
LAL
DNP
vs
LAL
DNP
@
NYK
DNP
vs
SAC
DNP
vs
DET
DNP
@
SAC
DNP
Career Trajectory
Mel
Payton
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 |
|
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% |
| 1952-53 |
|
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 | 0.9 | 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% | |
| 1951-52 |
|
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% |
| 1952-53 |
|
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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Shooting
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Scoring Counts
Assisted vs Unassisted
Shot Diet & Point Mix
Playmaking
Touches & Passing Volume
Shot Quality
Defensive Playmaking
Contests
Matchups
Defense by Distance
Rebounding
Hustle Plays
Movement
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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
#4288
OF 4,962
Steals
0
#4360
OF 4,962
Blocks
0
#3691
OF 4,962
3-Pointers
0
#2822
OF 4,962
Games
88
#3971
OF 4,962
Minutes
83
#2579
OF 4,962
Field Goals
227
#2367
OF 4,962
Free Throws
142
#4450
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
#3228
OF 4,962
APG
0.1
#3196
OF 4,962
SPG
0.0
#3188
OF 4,962
BPG
0.0
#3185
OF 4,962
MPG
0.9
#3180
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
#26
OF 30
Steals
0
#25
OF 30
Blocks
0
#25
OF 30
3-Pointers
0
#15
OF 30
Games
60
#8
OF 30
Minutes
68
#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
#7
OF 30
SPG
0.0
#15
OF 30
BPG
0.0
#5
OF 30
MPG
1.1
#16
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
#468
OF 565
Rebounds
9
#495
OF 565
Assists
2
#477
OF 565
Steals
0
#472
OF 565
Blocks
0
#400
OF 565
3-Pointers
0
#372
OF 565
Games
28
#499
OF 565
Minutes
15
#345
OF 565
Field Goals
54
#371
OF 565
Free Throws
21
#470
OF 565
Turnovers
0
#323
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
#2732
OF 2,960
Assists
0
#2657
OF 2,960
Steals
0
#2665
OF 2,960
Blocks
0
#2176
OF 2,960
3-Pointers
0
#2586
OF 2,960
Games
3
#2894
OF 2,960
Minutes
0
#2029
OF 2,960
Field Goals
8
#1711
OF 2,960
Free Throws
9
#2694
OF 2,960
Turnovers
0
#2050
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
#4
OF 21
Rebounds
0
#19
OF 21
Assists
0
#4
OF 21
Steals
0
#19
OF 21
Blocks
0
#4
OF 21
3-Pointers
0
#14
OF 21
Games
2
#5
OF 21
Minutes
0
#11
OF 21
Field Goals
7
#11
OF 21
Free Throws
7
#4
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
#197
OF 210
Assists
0
#159
OF 210
Steals
0
#158
OF 210
Blocks
0
#130
OF 210
3-Pointers
0
#206
OF 210
Games
1
#200
OF 210
Minutes
0
#191
OF 210
Field Goals
1
#168
OF 210
Free Throws
2
#158
OF 210
Turnovers
0
#184
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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