Moses Malone vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Mel Peterson 0

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Mel Peterson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Mel Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Mel Peterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Mel Peterson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Mel Peterson 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Mel Peterson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.