Charles Barkley vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Charles Barkley 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

Charles Barkley

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles Barkley: 1984-85 to 1999-00
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Barkley 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Charles Barkley 16 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Charles Barkley 13 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Charles Barkley 11 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Charles Barkley 1 Mel Counts 0

All-NBA First Team Charles Barkley 5 Mel Counts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charles Barkley 11 Mel Counts 0

Rebounds Leader Charles Barkley 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 22.1 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 11.7 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 3.9 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 1.5 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 0.8 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Barkley 23,757 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Charles Barkley 12,546 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Charles Barkley 4,215 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Charles Barkley 1,648 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Charles Barkley 888 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Charles Barkley 1,073 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Barkley .541 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Charles Barkley .266 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Barkley .735 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 28.3 (1988) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 14.6 (1987) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 5.1 (1993) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 2.2 (1986) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 (1986) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 23.0 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 12.9 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 3.9 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 0.9 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Barkley 2,833 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Charles Barkley 1,582 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Charles Barkley 482 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Charles Barkley 193 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Charles Barkley 108 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Charles Barkley 123 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Barkley .513 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Charles Barkley .255 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Barkley .717 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Barkley 27.6 (1994) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Barkley 15.8 (1986) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Charles Barkley 6.0 (1991) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Charles Barkley 2.5 (1994) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charles Barkley 1.6 (1987) 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.