Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Mel Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Mel Peterson 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Mel Peterson 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 21.7 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.4 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 498 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 125 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 112 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .476 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .433 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .831 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2 (2024) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.2 (2024) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.4 (2024) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.3 (2024) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024) 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.