Mel Counts vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.