Lonzo Ball vs. Mel Counts Comparison

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

Lonzo Ball

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lonzo Ball: 2017-18 to 2021-22
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lonzo Ball 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Lonzo Ball 5 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Lonzo Ball 0 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Lonzo Ball 0 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball 11.9 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 5.7 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.2 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball 1.6 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball 2,995 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball 1,447 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Lonzo Ball 1,563 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Lonzo Ball 391 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Lonzo Ball 162 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Lonzo Ball 252 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball .400 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Lonzo Ball .364 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball .578 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball 14.6 (2021) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.9 (2018) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 7.2 (2018) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball 1.8 (2022) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.9 (2022) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Lonzo Ball 0 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts .426

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

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball - Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Lonzo 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.