Mel Peterson
Melvin Lowell Peterson
Born: March 23, 1938
Thief River Falls, MN USA
Position: G-F
High School: Stephenson
College: Wheaton
Drafted: 1960, Round 11 Pick 4, #78 Overall
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 185
Career: 1963-64-1969-70
Minor League Statistics
Mel Peterson averaged 7.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in his 134-game career with the Baltimore Bullets, Los Angeles Stars and Oakland Oaks. He began playing during the 1963-64 season and last took the court during the 1969-70 campaign.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963-64 | Baltimore Bullets | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1967-68 | Oakland Oaks | 77 | 1589 | 756 | 323 | 34 | 9 | 93 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 451 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 161 | 731 |
1968-69 | Oakland Oaks | 51 | 709 | 263 | 132 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 62 | 108 | 170 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 61 | 276 |
1969-70 | Los Angeles Stars | 4 | 53 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
Totals | 134 | 2354 | 1055 | 466 | 40 | 9 | 111 | 91 | 67 | 116 | 635 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 228 | 1032 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963-64 | Baltimore Bullets | 2 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
1967-68 | Oakland Oaks | 77 | 20.6 | 42.7 | 26.5 | 81.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 9.5 |
1968-69 | Oakland Oaks | 51 | 13.9 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
1969-70 | Los Angeles Stars | 4 | 13.3 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
Averages | 134 | 17.6 | 44.2 | 22.5 | 82.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1968-69 | Oakland Oaks | 14 | 98 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 44 |
1969-70 | Los Angeles Stars | 4 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Totals | 18 | 120 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 51 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968-69 | Oakland Oaks | 14 | 7.0 | 60.0 | 50.0 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
1969-70 | Los Angeles Stars | 4 | 5.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | |
Averages | 134 | 6.7 | 58.3 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 |