Mel Counts vs. Gordon Hayward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gordon Hayward 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.

Gordon Hayward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Gordon Hayward: 2010-11 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Gordon Hayward 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Gordon Hayward 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Gordon Hayward 5

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Gordon Hayward 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Gordon Hayward 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Gordon Hayward 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Gordon Hayward 3.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Gordon Hayward 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Gordon Hayward 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Gordon Hayward 12,687

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Gordon Hayward 3,698

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Gordon Hayward 2,940

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Gordon Hayward 808

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Gordon Hayward 321

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Gordon Hayward 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Gordon Hayward .455

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Gordon Hayward .370

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Gordon Hayward .822

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Gordon Hayward 21.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Gordon Hayward 6.7 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Gordon Hayward 5.2 (2014)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Gordon Hayward 0.6 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Gordon Hayward 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Gordon Hayward 4.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Gordon Hayward 2.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Gordon Hayward 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Gordon Hayward 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Gordon Hayward 434

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Gordon Hayward 143

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Gordon Hayward 87

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Gordon Hayward 27

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Gordon Hayward 9

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Gordon Hayward 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Gordon Hayward .404

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Gordon Hayward .352

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Gordon Hayward .950

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Gordon Hayward 24.1 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Gordon Hayward 6.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Gordon Hayward 3.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Gordon Hayward 0.4 (2020)

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.