Mel Counts vs. Norman Powell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norman Powell 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.

Norman Powell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Norman Powell: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Norman Powell 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Norman Powell 9

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Norman Powell 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Norman Powell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Norman Powell 12.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Norman Powell 2.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Norman Powell 1.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Norman Powell 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Norman Powell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Norman Powell 6,851

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Norman Powell 1,458

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Norman Powell 816

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Norman Powell 434

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Norman Powell 153

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Norman Powell 557

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Norman Powell .468

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Norman Powell .394

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Norman Powell .828

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Norman Powell 19.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Norman Powell 3.7 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Norman Powell 2.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Norman Powell 1.2 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Norman Powell 0.5 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Norman Powell 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Norman Powell 2.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Norman Powell 1.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Norman Powell 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Norman Powell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Norman Powell 770

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Norman Powell 179

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Norman Powell 84

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Norman Powell 50

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Norman Powell 16

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Norman Powell 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Norman Powell .448

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Norman Powell .392

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Norman Powell .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Norman Powell 21.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Norman Powell 3.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Norman Powell 2.2 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Norman Powell 1.1 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Norman Powell 1.0 (2021)

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.