Gary Payton vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Mel Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mel Peterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Mel Peterson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Mel Peterson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Mel Peterson 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Mel Peterson 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (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.