DeMar DeRozan vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and DeMar DeRozan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

DeMar DeRozan

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMar DeRozan 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons DeMar DeRozan 15 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played DeMar DeRozan 7 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games DeMar DeRozan 6 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 3 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.2 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.4 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.1 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.0 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 23,582 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 4,910 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 4,527 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 1,108 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 361 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 1,110 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .469 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .296 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .841 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.2 (2015) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.8 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.7 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 3.7 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.1 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.2 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 1,375 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 296 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 232 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 72 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 14 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 63 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .418 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .214 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .852 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.