Mel Counts vs. Julius Erving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Julius Erving 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.

Julius Erving

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Julius Erving 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Julius Erving 11

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Julius Erving 11

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Julius Erving 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Julius Erving 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Julius Erving 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Julius Erving 7

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Julius Erving 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Julius Erving 6.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Julius Erving 3.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Julius Erving 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Julius Erving 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Julius Erving 18,364

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Julius Erving 5,601

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Julius Erving 3,224

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Julius Erving 1,508

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Julius Erving 1,293

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Julius Erving 836

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Julius Erving .507

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Julius Erving .261 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Julius Erving .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Julius Erving 26.9 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Julius Erving 8.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Julius Erving 4.6 (1979)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Julius Erving 2.2 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Julius Erving 1.8 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Julius Erving 21.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Julius Erving 7.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Julius Erving 4.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Julius Erving 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Julius Erving 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Julius Erving 3,088

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Julius Erving 994

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Julius Erving 594

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Julius Erving 235

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Julius Erving 239

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Julius Erving 141

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Julius Erving .486

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Julius Erving .194 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Julius Erving .779

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Julius Erving 27.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Julius Erving 9.7 (1978)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Julius Erving 5.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Julius Erving 2.2 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Julius Erving 2.6 (1981)

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. 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.