Kyrie Irving vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Mel Peterson 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.1 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.9 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 2,060 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 332 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 437 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 124 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 53 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 89 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .461 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .401 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .879 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.