Mel Counts vs. Brook Lopez Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brook Lopez 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.

Brook Lopez

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Brook Lopez: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Brook Lopez 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Brook Lopez 16

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Brook Lopez 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Brook Lopez 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Brook Lopez 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Brook Lopez 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Brook Lopez 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Brook Lopez 6.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Brook Lopez 1.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Brook Lopez 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Brook Lopez 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Brook Lopez 16,476

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Brook Lopez 6,336

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Brook Lopez 1,471

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Brook Lopez 583

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Brook Lopez 1,912

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Brook Lopez 1,025

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Brook Lopez .496

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Brook Lopez .349

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Brook Lopez .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Brook Lopez 20.7 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Brook Lopez 8.6 (2010)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Brook Lopez 2.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Brook Lopez 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Brook Lopez 2.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Brook Lopez 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Brook Lopez 6.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Brook Lopez 0.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Brook Lopez 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Brook Lopez 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Brook Lopez 1,227

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Brook Lopez 507

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Brook Lopez 72

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Brook Lopez 56

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Brook Lopez 144

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Brook Lopez 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Brook Lopez .517

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Brook Lopez .335

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Brook Lopez .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Brook Lopez 22.3 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Brook Lopez 9.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Brook Lopez 1.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Brook Lopez 1.4 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Brook Lopez 3.0 (2013)

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.