George Gervin vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Mel Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Mel Peterson 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.