Eric Bledsoe vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Eric Bledsoe 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

Eric Bledsoe

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eric Bledsoe: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Bledsoe 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Eric Bledsoe 12 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Eric Bledsoe 5 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Eric Bledsoe 0 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Eric Bledsoe 1 Mel Counts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Eric Bledsoe 2 Mel Counts 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 13.7 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.9 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 4.7 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.4 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.5 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Bledsoe 10,348 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Eric Bledsoe 2,937 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Eric Bledsoe 3,545 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Eric Bledsoe 1,028 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Eric Bledsoe 344 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Eric Bledsoe 756 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Bledsoe .452 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Eric Bledsoe .336 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Bledsoe .784 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 21.1 (2017) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 5.2 (2015) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 6.3 (2017) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 2.0 (2016) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.7 (2013) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 11.1 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.4 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 3.8 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.0 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.5 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Bledsoe 531 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Eric Bledsoe 163 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Eric Bledsoe 184 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Eric Bledsoe 49 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Eric Bledsoe 25 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Eric Bledsoe 48 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Bledsoe .441 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Eric Bledsoe .254 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Bledsoe .712 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Bledsoe 13.7 (2019) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Bledsoe 4.6 (2020) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Eric Bledsoe 5.9 (2020) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Eric Bledsoe 1.2 (2020) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Bledsoe 0.9 (2018) 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.