Jermaine O'Neal vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Jermaine O'Neal 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

Jermaine O'Neal

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jermaine O'Neal 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Jermaine O'Neal 18 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Jermaine O'Neal 14 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Jermaine O'Neal 6 Mel Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jermaine O'Neal 3 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 7.2 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.4 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.5 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 7,261 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 1,369 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 470 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 1,820 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 1,011 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .467 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .147 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .715 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 6.5 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.0 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 1.7 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Jermaine O'Neal 631 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Jermaine O'Neal 99 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Jermaine O'Neal 35 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jermaine O'Neal 167 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Jermaine O'Neal 97 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .426 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .000 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jermaine O'Neal .718 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003) 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.