Mel Peterson vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton and Mel Peterson 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

Mel Peterson

vs.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Peterson 0 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Mel Peterson 1 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Mel Peterson 0 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Mel Peterson 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Peterson 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Peterson 0 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Peterson 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Mel Peterson 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Mel Peterson 0 * John Stockton 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson 2 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson 1 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Mel Peterson 0 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 315

Total Games Mel Peterson 2 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson 1.000 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson - John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson - John Stockton 608

Total Assists Mel Peterson - John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 50

Total Games Mel Peterson 0 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson - John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.