Joe Dumars vs. Mel Hutchins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hutchins and Joe Dumars 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

Joe Dumars

vs.

Mel Hutchins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Dumars: 1985-86 to 1998-99
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Dumars 2 Mel Hutchins 0

NBA Seasons Joe Dumars 14 Mel Hutchins 7

Playoffs Played Joe Dumars 10 Mel Hutchins 4

All-Star Games Joe Dumars 6 Mel Hutchins 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Dumars 1 Mel Hutchins 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 3 Mel Hutchins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Dumars 4 Mel Hutchins 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Dumars 5 Mel Hutchins 0

Rebounds Leader Joe Dumars 0 Mel Hutchins 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 16.1 Mel Hutchins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.2 Mel Hutchins 9.6

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.5 Mel Hutchins 3.0

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.9 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 16,401 Mel Hutchins 4,851

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 2,203 Mel Hutchins 4,186

Total Assists Joe Dumars 4,612 Mel Hutchins 1,298

Total Steals Joe Dumars 902 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 83 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 1,018 Mel Hutchins 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .460 Mel Hutchins .389

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .382 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .843 Mel Hutchins .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 23.5 (1993) Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.8 (1990) Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 5.7 (1989) Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1991) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1988) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 15.6 Mel Hutchins 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 2.3 Mel Hutchins 8.8

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 4.6 Mel Hutchins 2.6

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 0.8 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.1 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Dumars 1,752 Mel Hutchins 316

Total Rebounds Joe Dumars 257 Mel Hutchins 237

Total Assists Joe Dumars 512 Mel Hutchins 70

Total Steals Joe Dumars 91 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Dumars 6 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Joe Dumars 112 Mel Hutchins 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Dumars .462 Mel Hutchins .355

3-Point Percentage Joe Dumars .358 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Dumars .855 Mel Hutchins .661

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Dumars 20.6 (1991) Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Dumars 4.3 (1996) Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Joe Dumars 6.3 (1986) Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Joe Dumars 1.1 (1990) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Dumars 0.2 (1992) Mel Hutchins - 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.