Mel Counts vs. Paul George Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul George 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.

Paul George

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Paul George 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Paul George 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Paul George 11

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Paul George 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Paul George 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Paul George 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Paul George 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Paul George 4

Steals Leader Mel Counts 0 * Paul George 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Paul George 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Paul George 6.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Paul George 3.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Paul George 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Paul George 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Paul George 18,032

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Paul George 5,465

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Paul George 3,191

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Paul George 1,464

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Paul George 381

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Paul George 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Paul George .440

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Paul George .385

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Paul George .854

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Paul George 28.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Paul George 8.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Paul George 5.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Paul George 2.2 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Paul George 0.6 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Paul George 21.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Paul George 7.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Paul George 4.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Paul George 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Paul George 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Paul George 2,416

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Paul George 854

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Paul George 473

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Paul George 172

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Paul George 62

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Paul George 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Paul George .423

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Paul George .352

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Paul George .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Paul George 28.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Paul George 9.6 (2021)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Paul George 7.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Paul George 2.2 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Paul George 2.0 (2011)

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.