Mel Payton
Melvin E. Payton
Born: July 16, 1926
Martinsville, IN USA
Deceased: May 12, 2001
Position: F-G
High School: Martinsville
College: Tulane
Drafted: 1951, Round 2 Pick 9, #18 Overall
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 185
Career: 1951-52-1952-53
Mel Payton averaged 5.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in his 111-game career with the Indianapolis Olympians and Philadelphia Warriors. He began playing during the 1951-52 season and last took the court during the 1952-53 campaign.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1951-52 | Philadelphia Warriors | 45 | 471 | 140 | 54 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 129 | ||
1952-53 | Indianapolis Olympians | 66 | 1424 | 485 | 173 | 161 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 466 | ||
Totals | 111 | 1895 | 625 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 595 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951-52 | Philadelphia Warriors | 45 | 10.5 | 38.6 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | |
1952-53 | Indianapolis Olympians | 66 | 21.6 | 35.7 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 7.1 | |
Averages | 111 | 17.1 | 36.3 | 74.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1951-52 | Philadelphia Warriors | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
1952-53 | Indianapolis Olympians | 2 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | ||
Totals | 5 | 54 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951-52 | Philadelphia Warriors | 3 | 6.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |
1952-53 | Indianapolis Olympians | 2 | 18.0 | 41.2 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 10.5 | |
Averages | 111 | 10.8 | 42.1 | 90.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.0 |