Gilbert Arenas vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (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.