Bam Adebayo vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Mel Peterson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Mel Peterson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.