Gilbert Arenas vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) 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.