Mel Peterson vs. David Robinson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Robinson 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.

David Robinson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64
David Robinson: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 2

NBA Seasons Mel Peterson 1 David Robinson 14

Playoffs Played Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 12

All-Star Games Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Peterson 0 * David Robinson 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 8

Defensive Player of The Year Mel Peterson 0 * David Robinson 1

Scoring Leader Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 1

Rebounds Leader Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 1

Blocks Leader Mel Peterson 0 * David Robinson 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 David Robinson 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 David Robinson 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 3.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson 2 David Robinson 20,790

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson 1 David Robinson 10,497

Total Assists Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 2,441

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 1,388

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 2,954

Total Games Mel Peterson 2 David Robinson 987

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson 1.000 David Robinson .518

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson .250

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - David Robinson .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964) David Robinson 29.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964) David Robinson 13.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964) David Robinson 4.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 2.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 4.5 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - David Robinson 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - David Robinson 10.6

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - David Robinson 2.3

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 2.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Peterson - David Robinson 2,221

Total Rebounds Mel Peterson - David Robinson 1,301

Total Assists Mel Peterson - David Robinson 280

Total Steals Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 151

Total Blocks Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 312

Total Games Mel Peterson 0 David Robinson 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Peterson - David Robinson .479

3-Point Percentage Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson .100

Free Throw Percentage Mel Peterson - David Robinson .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Peterson - David Robinson 25.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Peterson - David Robinson 14.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game Mel Peterson - David Robinson 4.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Mel Peterson - n/a ** David Robinson 4.0 (1990)

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.