Kyle Kuzma vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.