Joe Johnson vs. Mel Peterson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mel Peterson and Joe Johnson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Joe Johnson played 18 years in the NBA, 17 more than Mel Peterson, who played 1. Joe Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Mel Peterson had his rookie season in 1963-64. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Joe Johnson |
18 |
13 |
2001-02 to 2021-22 |
Mel Peterson |
1 |
0 |
1963-64 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Joe Johnson |
Mel Peterson |
Season |
2001-02 | 1963-64 |
Team |
Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns | Baltimore Bullets |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
77 |
24.9 |
7.5 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
.430 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.292 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.774 |
Mel Peterson |
2 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
82 |
27.5 |
9.8 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
9.7 |
.397 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.366 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.774 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
6 |
27.3 |
5.3 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
8.5 |
.275 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
.154 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.400 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
82 |
40.6 |
16.7 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
6.8 |
15.7 |
.430 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
.305 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.750 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
82 |
39.5 |
17.1 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
14.4 |
.461 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
.478 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.750 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
9 |
39.3 |
18.8 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
13.9 |
.504 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
.556 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
.697 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
82 |
40.7 |
20.2 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
7.7 |
17.0 |
.453 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.356 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.791 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
57 |
41.4 |
25.0 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
9.4 |
20.0 |
.471 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.381 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
.748 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
82 |
40.8 |
21.7 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
7.9 |
18.3 |
.432 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.381 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
.834 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
7 |
39.3 |
20.0 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
6.7 |
16.4 |
.409 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
.444 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
.909 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
79 |
39.5 |
21.4 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
7.8 |
18.0 |
.437 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.360 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.826 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
11 |
39.0 |
16.4 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
15.3 |
.417 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.343 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
.622 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
76 |
38.0 |
21.3 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
8.4 |
18.2 |
.458 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.369 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.818 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
11 |
40.0 |
17.9 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
18.1 |
.387 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
.220 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.810 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
72 |
35.5 |
18.2 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
7.1 |
16.1 |
.443 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
.297 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.802 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
12 |
41.4 |
18.8 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
7.3 |
16.5 |
.439 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.429 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.810 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
60 |
35.5 |
18.8 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.454 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
.388 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.849 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
6 |
40.5 |
17.2 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
17.0 |
.373 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
.250 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
72 |
36.7 |
16.3 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
6.2 |
14.6 |
.423 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.375 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.820 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
7 |
38.7 |
14.9 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
6.1 |
14.7 |
.417 |
1.4 |
5.6 |
.256 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.889 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
79 |
32.6 |
15.8 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
12.9 |
.454 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
.401 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.815 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
12 |
39.1 |
21.2 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
8.2 |
15.3 |
.533 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.415 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.837 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
80 |
34.9 |
14.4 |
0.7 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
5.6 |
12.8 |
.435 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.359 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.801 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
6 |
41.5 |
16.5 |
0.8 |
6.8 |
7.7 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
15.7 |
.362 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
.293 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.792 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
81 |
33.4 |
12.2 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
10.6 |
.439 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
.383 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.831 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
14 |
35.1 |
12.1 |
0.5 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
11.3 |
.430 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
.283 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.875 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
78 |
23.6 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
.436 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
.411 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.818 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
11 |
29.6 |
12.9 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
12.1 |
.436 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.333 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.733 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
55 |
21.9 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
.406 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.276 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.889 |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
8 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.353 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Joe Johnson didn't play in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Joe Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mel Peterson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |