Mel Counts vs. Klay Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Klay Thompson 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.

Klay Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Klay Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Klay Thompson 4

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Klay Thompson 11

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Klay Thompson 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Klay Thompson 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Klay Thompson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Klay Thompson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Klay Thompson 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Klay Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Klay Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Klay Thompson 15,531

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Klay Thompson 2,795

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Klay Thompson 1,843

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Klay Thompson 676

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Klay Thompson 413

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Klay Thompson 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Klay Thompson .453

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Klay Thompson .413

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Klay Thompson .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Klay Thompson 22.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Klay Thompson 4.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Klay Thompson 2.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Klay Thompson 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Klay Thompson 0.8 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Klay Thompson 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Klay Thompson 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Klay Thompson 2.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Klay Thompson 3,032

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Klay Thompson 626

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Klay Thompson 351

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Klay Thompson 150

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Klay Thompson 85

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Klay Thompson 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Klay Thompson .436

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Klay Thompson .405

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Klay Thompson .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Klay Thompson 24.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Klay Thompson 4.6 (2013)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Klay Thompson 3.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Klay Thompson 1.3 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Klay Thompson 0.9 (2015)

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.