Robert Parish vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Robert Parish 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

Robert Parish

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.