Paul Arizin vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Mel Counts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Mel Counts 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.