Mel Counts vs. Gail Goodrich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gail Goodrich 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.

Gail Goodrich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Gail Goodrich: 1965-66 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Gail Goodrich 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Gail Goodrich 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Gail Goodrich 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Gail Goodrich 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Gail Goodrich 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Gail Goodrich 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Gail Goodrich 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Gail Goodrich 3.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Gail Goodrich 4.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Gail Goodrich 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Gail Goodrich 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Gail Goodrich 19,181

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Gail Goodrich 3,279

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Gail Goodrich 4,805

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Gail Goodrich 545 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Gail Goodrich 72 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Gail Goodrich 1,031

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Gail Goodrich .456

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Gail Goodrich - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Gail Goodrich .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Gail Goodrich 25.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Gail Goodrich 5.4 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Gail Goodrich 7.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Gail Goodrich 1.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Gail Goodrich 0.3 (1978) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Gail Goodrich 18.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Gail Goodrich 3.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Gail Goodrich 4.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Gail Goodrich 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Gail Goodrich 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Gail Goodrich 1,450

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Gail Goodrich 250

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Gail Goodrich 333

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Gail Goodrich 7 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Gail Goodrich 1 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Gail Goodrich 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Gail Goodrich .442

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Gail Goodrich - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Gail Goodrich .819

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Gail Goodrich 25.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Gail Goodrich 4.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Gail Goodrich 7.6 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Gail Goodrich 1.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Gail Goodrich 0.2 (1974) *

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.