Mel Counts vs. Robert Parish Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Robert Parish 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.

Robert Parish

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Robert Parish 4

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Robert Parish 21

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Robert Parish 16

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Robert Parish 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Robert Parish 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Robert Parish 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Robert Parish 9.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Robert Parish 1.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Robert Parish 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Robert Parish 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Robert Parish 23,334

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Robert Parish 14,715

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Robert Parish 2,180

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Robert Parish 1,219

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Robert Parish 2,361

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Robert Parish 1,611

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Robert Parish .537

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Robert Parish .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Robert Parish .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Robert Parish 19.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Robert Parish 12.5 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Robert Parish 2.2 (1989)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Robert Parish 1.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Robert Parish 2.9 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Robert Parish 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Robert Parish 9.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Robert Parish 1.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Robert Parish 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Robert Parish 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Robert Parish 2,820

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Robert Parish 1,765

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Robert Parish 234

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Robert Parish 145

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Robert Parish 309

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Robert Parish 184

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Robert Parish .506

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Robert Parish .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Robert Parish .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Robert Parish 21.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Robert Parish 11.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Robert Parish 2.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Robert Parish 1.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Robert Parish 4.0 (1982)

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. 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.