Jimmy Butler vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Mel Peterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Mel Peterson 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Mel Peterson 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.