Mel Counts vs. D'Angelo Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D'Angelo Russell 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.

D'Angelo Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 D'Angelo Russell 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 D'Angelo Russell 9

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 D'Angelo Russell 4

NBA Cups Won Mel Counts 0 * D'Angelo Russell 1 *

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 D'Angelo Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 D'Angelo Russell 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 D'Angelo Russell 3.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 D'Angelo Russell 5.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * D'Angelo Russell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * D'Angelo Russell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 D'Angelo Russell 10,136

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 D'Angelo Russell 1,954

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 D'Angelo Russell 3,289

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * D'Angelo Russell 610

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * D'Angelo Russell 184

Total Games Mel Counts 789 D'Angelo Russell 571

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 D'Angelo Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .369

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 D'Angelo Russell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 D'Angelo Russell 14.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 D'Angelo Russell 2.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 D'Angelo Russell 4.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * D'Angelo Russell 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * D'Angelo Russell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 D'Angelo Russell 453

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 D'Angelo Russell 94

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 D'Angelo Russell 153

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * D'Angelo Russell 31

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * D'Angelo Russell 7

Total Games Mel Counts 85 D'Angelo Russell 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 D'Angelo Russell .388

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .327

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 D'Angelo Russell .772

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023)

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.