Mel Counts vs. Kyle Kuzma Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyle Kuzma 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.

Kyle Kuzma

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Kyle Kuzma 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Kyle Kuzma 7

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Kyle Kuzma 2

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Kyle Kuzma 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Kyle Kuzma 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Kyle Kuzma 6.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Kyle Kuzma 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Kyle Kuzma 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kyle Kuzma 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Kyle Kuzma 8,246

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Kyle Kuzma 3,043

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Kyle Kuzma 1,294

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Kyle Kuzma 268

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Kyle Kuzma 262

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Kyle Kuzma 476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Kyle Kuzma .451

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kyle Kuzma .337

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Kyle Kuzma .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Kyle Kuzma 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Kyle Kuzma 3.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Kyle Kuzma 0.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kyle Kuzma 0.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kyle Kuzma 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Kyle Kuzma 247

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Kyle Kuzma 88

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Kyle Kuzma 24

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Kyle Kuzma 8

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Kyle Kuzma 8

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Kyle Kuzma 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Kyle Kuzma .401

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kyle Kuzma .283

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Kyle Kuzma .761

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020)

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.