Mel Peterson vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and Mel Peterson 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

Mel Peterson

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Peterson 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Mel Peterson 1 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Mel Peterson 0 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Mel Peterson 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson 2 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson 1 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Mel Peterson 0 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Mel Peterson 2 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson 1.000 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Mel Peterson 0 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

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.