Ja Morant vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Mel Peterson 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) 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.