John Collins vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and John Collins 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

John Collins

vs.

Mel Counts

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Collins 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons John Collins 7 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played John Collins 3 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games John Collins 0 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 15.7 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.1 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.4 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.6 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 6,795 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds John Collins 3,478 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists John Collins 617 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals John Collins 249 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks John Collins 438 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games John Collins 432 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .548 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage John Collins .358 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .785 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 21.6 (2020) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 10.1 (2020) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Collins 2.0 (2019) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.8 (2020) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.6 (2020) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Collins 12.6 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 7.1 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game John Collins 0.9 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Collins 365 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds John Collins 206 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists John Collins 27 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals John Collins 12 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks John Collins 18 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games John Collins 29 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Collins .516 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage John Collins .354 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Collins .769 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Collins 13.9 (2021) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Collins 8.7 (2021) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game John Collins 1.2 (2022) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game John Collins 0.4 (2021) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Collins 1.0 (2023) 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.