Mel Counts vs. Bill Sharman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Sharman 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.

Bill Sharman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Bill Sharman: 1950-51 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Bill Sharman 4

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Bill Sharman 11

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Bill Sharman 10

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Bill Sharman 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Bill Sharman 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Bill Sharman 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Bill Sharman 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Bill Sharman 3.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Bill Sharman 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Bill Sharman 12,665

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Bill Sharman 2,793

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Bill Sharman 2,101

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Bill Sharman 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Bill Sharman .883

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Bill Sharman 22.3 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Bill Sharman 4.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Bill Sharman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Bill Sharman 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Bill Sharman 3.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Bill Sharman 2.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Bill Sharman 1,446

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Bill Sharman 285

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Bill Sharman 201

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Bill Sharman 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Bill Sharman .426

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Bill Sharman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Bill Sharman .911

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Bill Sharman 21.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Bill Sharman 5.4 (1955)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Bill Sharman 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Bill Sharman - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.