Cole Anthony vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Cole Anthony 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

Cole Anthony

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cole Anthony: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cole Anthony 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Cole Anthony 4 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Cole Anthony 1 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Cole Anthony 0 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 13.4 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 4.6 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 4.1 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.7 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.4 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cole Anthony 3,385 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Cole Anthony 1,168 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Cole Anthony 1,032 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Cole Anthony 177 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Cole Anthony 103 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Cole Anthony 253 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cole Anthony .418 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Cole Anthony .343 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cole Anthony .851 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 16.3 (2022) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 5.4 (2022) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 5.7 (2022) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.8 (2024) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.5 (2023) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 3.8 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 2.0 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 1.4 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.0 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cole Anthony 19 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Cole Anthony 10 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Cole Anthony 7 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Cole Anthony 3 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Cole Anthony 0 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Cole Anthony 5 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cole Anthony .231 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Cole Anthony .100 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cole Anthony .857 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cole Anthony 3.8 (2024) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Cole Anthony 2.0 (2024) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cole Anthony 1.4 (2024) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Cole Anthony 0.6 (2024) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cole Anthony 0.0 (2024) 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.