Dillon Brooks vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Dillon Brooks 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
Dillon Brooks: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dillon Brooks 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Dillon Brooks 9 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Dillon Brooks 4 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Dillon Brooks 0 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dillon Brooks 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 14.4 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.2 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.0 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.9 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.2 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dillon Brooks 7,293 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Dillon Brooks 1,642 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Dillon Brooks 1,008 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Dillon Brooks 475 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Dillon Brooks 126 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Dillon Brooks 507 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dillon Brooks .421 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Dillon Brooks .353 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dillon Brooks .807 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 21.5 (2026) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.7 (2025) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.8 (2022) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 1.7 (2026) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.4 (2021) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 15.1 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 3.1 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.1 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.8 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.2 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dillon Brooks 439 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Dillon Brooks 91 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Dillon Brooks 61 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Dillon Brooks 24 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Dillon Brooks 7 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Dillon Brooks 29 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dillon Brooks .396 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Dillon Brooks .325 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dillon Brooks .756 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dillon Brooks 25.8 (2021) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Dillon Brooks 4.2 (2021) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dillon Brooks 2.7 (2022) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dillon Brooks 1.4 (2021) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dillon Brooks 0.4 (2021) 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.