Mel Counts vs. Nick Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Young 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.

Nick Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Nick Young: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Nick Young 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Nick Young 12

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Nick Young 3

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Nick Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Nick Young 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Nick Young 2.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Nick Young 1.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Nick Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Nick Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Nick Young 8,194

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Nick Young 1,427

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Nick Young 687

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Nick Young 394

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Nick Young 135

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Nick Young 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Nick Young .418

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Nick Young .376

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Nick Young .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Nick Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Nick Young 2.7 (2011)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Nick Young 1.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Nick Young 0.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Nick Young 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Nick Young 0.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Nick Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Nick Young 0.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Nick Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Nick Young 148

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Nick Young 26

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Nick Young 8

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Nick Young 6

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Nick Young 4

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Nick Young 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Nick Young .357

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Nick Young .378

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Nick Young .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Nick Young 8.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Nick Young 1.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Nick Young 0.5 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Nick Young 0.4 (2012)

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.