Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Mel Counts 8

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Mel Counts 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Mel Counts 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Counts 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Mel Counts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Mel Counts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Mel Counts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Mel Counts 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Counts 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Mel Counts 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Mel Counts 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 24.0 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 21,002 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,694 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,387 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 976 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,079 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 874 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .552 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .692 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.6 (2026) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.