Tim Duncan vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Mel Peterson 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Mel Peterson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Mel Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Mel Peterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Mel Peterson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Mel Peterson 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Mel Peterson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.