Kobe Bryant vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Mel Counts 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Mel Counts 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Mel Counts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Mel Counts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Mel Counts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Mel Counts 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Mel Counts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.