Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Mel Peterson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Mel Peterson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Mel Peterson 0 *

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 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 Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) 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.