Mel Counts vs. Payton Pritchard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Payton Pritchard 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.

Payton Pritchard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Payton Pritchard 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Payton Pritchard 4

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Payton Pritchard 4

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Payton Pritchard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Payton Pritchard 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Payton Pritchard 2.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Payton Pritchard 2.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Payton Pritchard 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Payton Pritchard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Payton Pritchard 2,009

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Payton Pritchard 645

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Payton Pritchard 604

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Payton Pritchard 115

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Payton Pritchard 22

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Payton Pritchard 267

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Payton Pritchard .444

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Payton Pritchard .395

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Payton Pritchard .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Payton Pritchard 9.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Payton Pritchard 3.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Payton Pritchard 3.4 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Payton Pritchard 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Payton Pritchard 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Payton Pritchard 1.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Payton Pritchard 1.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Payton Pritchard 0.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Payton Pritchard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Payton Pritchard 185

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Payton Pritchard 74

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Payton Pritchard 76

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Payton Pritchard 10

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Payton Pritchard 2

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Payton Pritchard 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Payton Pritchard .418

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Payton Pritchard .330

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Payton Pritchard .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Payton Pritchard 4.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Payton Pritchard 2.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Payton Pritchard 3.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Payton Pritchard 0.4 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2022)

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.