Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Counts 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Counts 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mel Counts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mel Counts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mel Counts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mel Counts 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Counts 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Counts 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mel Counts 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Counts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.