RJ Barrett vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.