Bernard King vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Mel Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Mel Peterson 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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.