Mel Counts vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mel Counts 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Mel Counts 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

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.