Jordan Clarkson vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Jordan Clarkson 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

Jordan Clarkson

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jordan Clarkson: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jordan Clarkson 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Jordan Clarkson 10 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Jordan Clarkson 4 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Jordan Clarkson 0 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jordan Clarkson 16.0 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 3.4 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 2.9 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.8 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.1 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jordan Clarkson 11,429 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Jordan Clarkson 2,405 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Jordan Clarkson 2,073 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Jordan Clarkson 583 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Jordan Clarkson 107 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Jordan Clarkson 716 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jordan Clarkson .438 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Jordan Clarkson .335 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jordan Clarkson .832 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jordan Clarkson 20.8 (2023) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 4.0 (2023) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 5.0 (2024) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 1.1 (2016) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.2 (2020) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jordan Clarkson 11.7 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 2.5 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 1.2 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.2 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jordan Clarkson 505 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Jordan Clarkson 109 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Jordan Clarkson 53 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Jordan Clarkson 24 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Jordan Clarkson 7 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Jordan Clarkson 43 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jordan Clarkson .413 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Jordan Clarkson .329 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jordan Clarkson .933 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jordan Clarkson 17.5 (2021) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Jordan Clarkson 3.4 (2020) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jordan Clarkson 2.1 (2020) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.9 (2020) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jordan Clarkson 0.3 (2021) 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.