Bam Adebayo vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Bam Adebayo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 9 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Mel Counts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Mel Counts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.8 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 9,187 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,143 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,080 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 620 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 500 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 581 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .534 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .319 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .758 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.