Ron Harper vs. Mel Hutchins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hutchins and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Mel Hutchins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Mel Hutchins 0

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Mel Hutchins 7

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Mel Hutchins 4

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Mel Hutchins 4

Honors and Awards

Rebounds Leader Ron Harper 0 Mel Hutchins 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Mel Hutchins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Mel Hutchins 9.6

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Mel Hutchins 3.0

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Mel Hutchins 4,851

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Mel Hutchins 4,186

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Mel Hutchins 1,298

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Mel Hutchins 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Mel Hutchins .389

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Mel Hutchins .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Mel Hutchins 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Mel Hutchins 8.8

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Mel Hutchins 2.6

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Mel Hutchins 316

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Mel Hutchins 237

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Mel Hutchins 70

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Mel Hutchins 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Mel Hutchins .355

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Mel Hutchins .661

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.