Mel Peterson vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic and Mel Peterson 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

Mel Peterson

vs.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Peterson 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Mel Peterson 1 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Mel Peterson 0 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Mel Peterson 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson 2 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson 1 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Mel Peterson 0 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Mel Peterson 2 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson 1.000 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Mel Peterson 0 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)

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.