Elton Brand vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Elton Brand 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

Elton Brand

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elton Brand: 1999-00 to 2015-16
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elton Brand 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Elton Brand 17 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Elton Brand 5 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Elton Brand 2 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elton Brand 1 Mel Counts 0

Blocks Leader Elton Brand 1 Mel Counts 0 *

Rookie of The Year Elton Brand 1 Mel Counts 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 15.9 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 8.5 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 2.1 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.7 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 16,827 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 9,040 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Elton Brand 2,184 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Elton Brand 940 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Elton Brand 1,828 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Elton Brand 1,058 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .500 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .095 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .736 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 24.7 (2006) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 11.6 (2002) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 3.3 (2004) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 1.1 (2003) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.5 (2003) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 12.6 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 6.3 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 504 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 252 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Elton Brand 64 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Elton Brand 25 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Elton Brand 63 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Elton Brand 40 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .516 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .000 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .719 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 25.4 (2006) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 10.3 (2006) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 4.0 (2006) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 (2006) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.6 (2006) 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.