Tyrese Maxey vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Tyrese Maxey 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

Tyrese Maxey

vs.

Mel Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyrese Maxey: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyrese Maxey 0 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Tyrese Maxey 4 Mel Peterson 1

Playoffs Played Tyrese Maxey 4 Mel Peterson 0

All-Star Games Tyrese Maxey 1 Mel Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyrese Maxey 18.2 Mel Peterson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 2.9 Mel Peterson 0.5

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 4.1 Mel Peterson 0.0

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.7 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.3 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrese Maxey 4,833 Mel Peterson 2

Total Rebounds Tyrese Maxey 778 Mel Peterson 1

Total Assists Tyrese Maxey 1,086 Mel Peterson 0

Total Steals Tyrese Maxey 199 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tyrese Maxey 86 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Tyrese Maxey 266 Mel Peterson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrese Maxey .468 Mel Peterson 1.000

3-Point Percentage Tyrese Maxey .396 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrese Maxey .862 Mel Peterson -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrese Maxey 25.9 (2024) Mel Peterson 1.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 3.7 (2024) Mel Peterson 0.5 (1964)

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 6.2 (2024) Mel Peterson 0.0 (1964)

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 1.0 (2024) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.5 (2024) Mel Peterson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyrese Maxey 17.8 Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 3.6 Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 3.1 Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.8 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.4 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrese Maxey 730 Mel Peterson -

Total Rebounds Tyrese Maxey 148 Mel Peterson -

Total Assists Tyrese Maxey 129 Mel Peterson -

Total Steals Tyrese Maxey 32 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tyrese Maxey 15 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Total Games Tyrese Maxey 41 Mel Peterson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrese Maxey .458 Mel Peterson -

3-Point Percentage Tyrese Maxey .389 Mel Peterson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrese Maxey .870 Mel Peterson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrese Maxey 29.8 (2024) Mel Peterson -

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Maxey 5.2 (2024) Mel Peterson -

Assists Per Game Tyrese Maxey 6.8 (2024) Mel Peterson -

Steals Per Game Tyrese Maxey 1.4 (2023) Mel Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Maxey 0.5 (2021) 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.