Stephen Curry vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Mel Peterson 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Mel Peterson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Mel Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Mel Peterson 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Mel Peterson 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Mel Peterson 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.