Mel Counts vs. Jalen Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Williams 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.

Jalen Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jalen Williams: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jalen Williams 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jalen Williams 2

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jalen Williams 1

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jalen Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jalen Williams 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jalen Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jalen Williams 3.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jalen Williams 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jalen Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jalen Williams 2,411

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jalen Williams 619

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jalen Williams 570

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jalen Williams 183

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jalen Williams 80

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jalen Williams 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jalen Williams .532

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jalen Williams .395

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jalen Williams .813

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jalen Williams 19.1 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jalen Williams 4.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jalen Williams 4.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jalen Williams 1.4 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jalen Williams 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jalen Williams 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jalen Williams 7.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jalen Williams 5.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jalen Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jalen Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jalen Williams 85

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jalen Williams 29

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jalen Williams 20

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jalen Williams 7

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jalen Williams 1

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jalen Williams 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jalen Williams .529

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jalen Williams .389

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jalen Williams .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jalen Williams 21.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jalen Williams 7.3 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jalen Williams 5.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jalen Williams 1.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jalen Williams 0.3 (2024)

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.