Mel Counts vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas 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.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jerry Lucas 0.0 (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.