Kevin Love vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Mel Peterson 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.