Mel Peterson vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis 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.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Peterson 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Mel Peterson 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Mel Peterson 0 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Mel Peterson 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson 2 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson 1 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Mel Peterson 0 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Mel Peterson 2 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson 1.000 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Mel Peterson 0 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.