Jusuf Nurkic vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Jusuf Nurkic 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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) 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.