Elgin Baylor vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Mel Counts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Mel Counts 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.