Rudy Gay vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.