Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 9.5 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.3 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.0 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 369 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 88 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 39 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 39 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .326 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .667 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2017) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.