Pau Gasol vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Mel Peterson 0

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) 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.