John Collins vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and John Collins 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

John Collins

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Collins: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons John Collins 7 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 15.7 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.1 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 6,795 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,478 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists John Collins 617 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals John Collins 249 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 438 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 432 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .548 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage John Collins .358 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .785 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2019) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.8 (2020) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists John Collins 27 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals John Collins 12 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games John Collins 29 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) 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.