Desmond Bane vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Mel Counts

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (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.