DeMarcus Cousins vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (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.