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Mel Payton

Mel Payton
Personal information
Born(1926-07-16)July 16, 1926
Martinsville, Indiana
DiedMay 12, 2001(2001-05-12) (aged 74)
Carmel, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolMartinsville (Martinsville, Indiana)
CollegeTulane (1947–1951)
NBA draft1951: 2nd round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career1951–1953
PositionSmall forward
Number18, 16
Career history
1951–1952Philadelphia Warriors
1952–1953Indianapolis Olympians
Career NBA statistics
Points595 (5.4 ppg)
Rebounds396 (3.6 rpg)
Assists126 (1.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Melvin Eugene Payton (July 16, 1926 – May 12, 2001) was an American professional basketball player born in Martinsville, Indiana. A 6'4" forward, Payton attended college at Tulane University. He played for four years for the Tulane Green Wave, averaging 11.8 points per game.[1] Payton was selected in the second round (19th pick overall) of 1951 NBA draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He played one season with the Warriors before being traded to the Indianapolis Olympians in exchange for Don Lofgran. Payton played 111 games in his two-year career, scoring 595 points, grabbing 396 rebounds, and playing 1,895 minutes.[2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team MPG GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1951–52 Philadelphia 45 10.5 .386 .750 1.8 1.0 2.9
1952–53 Indianapolis 66 21.6 .357 .745 4.7 1.2 7.1
Career 111 17.1 .363 .746 3.6 1.1 5.4

Playoffs

Year Team MPG GP FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1952 Philadelphia 3 6.0 .500 1.000 1.0 .3 1.3
1953 Indianapolis 2 18.0 .412 .875 3.0 .0 10.5
Career 5 10.8 .421 .900 1.8 .2 5.0

References

  1. ^ Mel Payton The Draft Review
  2. ^ a b "Mel Payton NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2023.


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