Jimmy Butler vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Mel Counts 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Mel Counts 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 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 Jimmy Butler 18.3 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.