Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Mel Counts 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Counts 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Mel Counts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Mel Counts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Mel Counts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Mel Counts 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Counts 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Mel Counts 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.