Mel Counts vs. Glen Rice Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Glen Rice 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.

Glen Rice

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Glen Rice: 1989-90 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Glen Rice 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Glen Rice 15

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Glen Rice 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Glen Rice 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Glen Rice 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Glen Rice 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Glen Rice 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Glen Rice 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Glen Rice 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Glen Rice 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Glen Rice 18,336

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Glen Rice 4,387

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Glen Rice 2,097

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Glen Rice 958

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Glen Rice 265

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Glen Rice 1,000

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Glen Rice .456

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Glen Rice .400

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Glen Rice .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Glen Rice 26.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Glen Rice 5.4 (1994)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Glen Rice 2.9 (1996)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Glen Rice 1.4 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Glen Rice 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Glen Rice 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Glen Rice 4.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Glen Rice 1.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Glen Rice 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Glen Rice 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Glen Rice 884

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Glen Rice 249

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Glen Rice 101

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Glen Rice 45

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Glen Rice 12

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Glen Rice 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Glen Rice .433

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Glen Rice .362

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Glen Rice .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Glen Rice 27.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Glen Rice 7.2 (1994)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Glen Rice 3.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Glen Rice 2.2 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Glen Rice 0.4 (1994)

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.