Rick Barry vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mel Peterson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mel Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Mel Peterson 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mel Peterson 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mel Peterson 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mel Peterson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.