LaMelo Ball vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 519

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 100

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.