Alex Caruso vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Mel Counts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Mel Counts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.