Scottie Barnes vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Scottie Barnes 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

Scottie Barnes

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scottie Barnes: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scottie Barnes 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Scottie Barnes 3 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Scottie Barnes 1 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Scottie Barnes 1 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Scottie Barnes 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 16.6 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 7.4 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.7 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.1 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Barnes 3,504 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Scottie Barnes 1,563 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Scottie Barnes 990 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Scottie Barnes 238 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Scottie Barnes 204 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Scottie Barnes 211 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Barnes .474 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Scottie Barnes .311 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Barnes .764 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 19.9 (2024) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 8.2 (2024) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 6.1 (2024) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.3 (2024) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.5 (2024) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 12.8 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 9.0 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.3 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 0.3 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scottie Barnes 51 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Scottie Barnes 36 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Scottie Barnes 17 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Scottie Barnes 4 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Scottie Barnes 1 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Scottie Barnes 4 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scottie Barnes .429 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Scottie Barnes .167 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scottie Barnes .813 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scottie Barnes 12.8 (2022) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Scottie Barnes 9.0 (2022) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Scottie Barnes 4.3 (2022) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Scottie Barnes 1.0 (2022) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Scottie Barnes 0.3 (2022) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.