Mel Counts vs. Dejounte Murray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dejounte Murray 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.

Dejounte Murray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Dejounte Murray: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Dejounte Murray 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Dejounte Murray 7

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Dejounte Murray 3

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Dejounte Murray 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Dejounte Murray 1

Steals Leader Mel Counts 0 * Dejounte Murray 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Dejounte Murray 15.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Dejounte Murray 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Dejounte Murray 5.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Dejounte Murray 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dejounte Murray 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Dejounte Murray 7,261

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Dejounte Murray 2,725

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Dejounte Murray 2,490

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Dejounte Murray 678

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Dejounte Murray 127

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Dejounte Murray 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Dejounte Murray .458

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dejounte Murray .345

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Dejounte Murray .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Dejounte Murray 22.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dejounte Murray 8.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Dejounte Murray 9.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Dejounte Murray 2.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Dejounte Murray 0.4 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Dejounte Murray 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Dejounte Murray 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Dejounte Murray 3.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dejounte Murray 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dejounte Murray 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Dejounte Murray 217

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Dejounte Murray 84

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Dejounte Murray 70

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Dejounte Murray 31

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Dejounte Murray 4

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Dejounte Murray 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Dejounte Murray .426

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dejounte Murray .391

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Dejounte Murray .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Dejounte Murray 23.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dejounte Murray 7.2 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Dejounte Murray 6.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dejounte Murray 2.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dejounte Murray 0.4 (2018)

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.