Mel Counts vs. Monta Ellis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Monta Ellis 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.

Monta Ellis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Monta Ellis 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Monta Ellis 12

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Monta Ellis 6

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Monta Ellis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Monta Ellis 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Monta Ellis 3.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Monta Ellis 4.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Monta Ellis 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Monta Ellis 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Monta Ellis 14,858

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Monta Ellis 2,874

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Monta Ellis 3,856

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Monta Ellis 1,409

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Monta Ellis 281

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Monta Ellis 833

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Monta Ellis .451

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Monta Ellis .314

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Monta Ellis .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Monta Ellis 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Monta Ellis 2.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Monta Ellis 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Monta Ellis 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Monta Ellis 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Monta Ellis 521

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Monta Ellis 106

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Monta Ellis 113

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Monta Ellis 56

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Monta Ellis 8

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Monta Ellis 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Monta Ellis .427

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Monta Ellis .298

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Monta Ellis .755

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Monta Ellis 0.6 (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.