Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Giannis Antetokounmpo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

G. Antetokounmpo	1
Mel Peterson	0

NBA Seasons

G. Antetokounmpo	11
Mel Peterson	1

Playoffs Played

G. Antetokounmpo	8
Mel Peterson	0

All-Star Games

G. Antetokounmpo	8
Mel Peterson	0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP

G. Antetokounmpo	2
Mel Peterson	0

Finals MVP

G. Antetokounmpo	1
Mel Peterson	0		*

All-NBA First Team

G. Antetokounmpo	6
Mel Peterson	0

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

G. Antetokounmpo	8
Mel Peterson	0

All-Defensive 1st Team

G. Antetokounmpo	4
Mel Peterson	0		*

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

G. Antetokounmpo	5
Mel Peterson	0

Defensive Player
of The Year

G. Antetokounmpo	1
Mel Peterson	0		*

In-Season Tournament
1st Team

G. Antetokounmpo	1		*
Mel Peterson	0		*

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.
Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	23.4
Mel Peterson	1.0

Rebounds Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	9.8
Mel Peterson	0.5

Assists Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	4.9
Mel Peterson	0.0

Steals Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	1.1
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	1.2
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

G. Antetokounmpo	18,502
Mel Peterson	2

Total Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	7,732
Mel Peterson	1

Total Assists

G. Antetokounmpo	3,855
Mel Peterson	0

Total Steals

G. Antetokounmpo	903
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

G. Antetokounmpo	986
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Total Games

G. Antetokounmpo	792
Mel Peterson	2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	.545
Mel Peterson	1.000

3-Point Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	.286
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	.702
Mel Peterson	-

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	31.1		(2023)
Mel Peterson	1.0		(1964)

Rebounds Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	13.6		(2020)
Mel Peterson	0.5		(1964)

Assists Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	6.5		(2024)
Mel Peterson	0.0		(1964)

Steals Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	1.6		(2017)
Mel Peterson	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	1.9		(2017)
Mel Peterson	-			n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	26.6
Mel Peterson	-

Rebounds Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	12.0
Mel Peterson	-

Assists Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	5.2
Mel Peterson	-

Steals Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	1.0
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	1.3
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

G. Antetokounmpo	2,105
Mel Peterson	-

Total Rebounds

G. Antetokounmpo	945
Mel Peterson	-

Total Assists

G. Antetokounmpo	413
Mel Peterson	-

Total Steals

G. Antetokounmpo	80
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

G. Antetokounmpo	105
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Total Games

G. Antetokounmpo	79
Mel Peterson	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	.527
Mel Peterson	-

3-Point Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	.261
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

G. Antetokounmpo	.618
Mel Peterson	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	31.7		(2022)
Mel Peterson	-

Rebounds Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	14.2		(2022)
Mel Peterson	-

Assists Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	6.8		(2022)
Mel Peterson	-

Steals Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	2.2		(2017)
Mel Peterson	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

G. Antetokounmpo	2.0		(2019)
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.