Clint Capela vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Clint Capela 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

Clint Capela

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clint Capela: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clint Capela 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Clint Capela 10 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Clint Capela 8 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Clint Capela 0 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Rebounds Leader Clint Capela 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clint Capela 12.3 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 10.7 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.0 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.7 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 1.5 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Capela 7,466 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Clint Capela 6,516 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Clint Capela 614 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Clint Capela 416 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Clint Capela 898 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Clint Capela 609 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Capela .621 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Clint Capela .000 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Capela .545 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Capela 16.6 (2019) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 14.3 (2021) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.4 (2019) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.8 (2020) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 2.0 (2021) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clint Capela 8.5 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 8.4 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 0.9 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 1.3 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clint Capela 739 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Clint Capela 734 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Clint Capela 77 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Clint Capela 50 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Clint Capela 110 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Clint Capela 87 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clint Capela .602 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Clint Capela .000 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clint Capela .495 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clint Capela 12.7 (2018) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Clint Capela 11.6 (2018) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Clint Capela 1.5 (2019) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Clint Capela 1.0 (2023) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clint Capela 2.5 (2017) 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.