Mel Counts vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Mel Counts 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

Mel Counts

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.