Mel Peterson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Peterson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mel Peterson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mel Peterson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mel Peterson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Peterson 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Peterson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Peterson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Peterson 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Peterson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mel Peterson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mel Peterson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson 2 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson 1 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mel Peterson 0 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mel Peterson 2 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson 1.000 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mel Peterson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mel Peterson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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