Mel Counts vs. Tristan Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tristan Thompson 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.

Tristan Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Tristan Thompson 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Tristan Thompson 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Tristan Thompson 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Tristan Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Tristan Thompson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Tristan Thompson 8.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Tristan Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Tristan Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Tristan Thompson 6,753

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Tristan Thompson 6,294

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Tristan Thompson 776

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Tristan Thompson 376

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Tristan Thompson 515

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Tristan Thompson 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Tristan Thompson .521

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tristan Thompson .256

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Tristan Thompson .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Tristan Thompson 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Tristan Thompson 7.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Tristan Thompson 0.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tristan Thompson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Tristan Thompson 671

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Tristan Thompson 741

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Tristan Thompson 75

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Tristan Thompson 30

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Tristan Thompson 72

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Tristan Thompson 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Tristan Thompson .557

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tristan Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Tristan Thompson .617

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tristan Thompson 1.2 (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.