Mel Counts vs. Adrian Dantley Comparison

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

Mel Counts

vs.

Adrian Dantley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Adrian Dantley: 1976-77 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Adrian Dantley 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Adrian Dantley 15

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Adrian Dantley 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Adrian Dantley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Adrian Dantley 2

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Adrian Dantley 2

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Adrian Dantley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Adrian Dantley 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Adrian Dantley 5.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Adrian Dantley 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Adrian Dantley 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Adrian Dantley 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Adrian Dantley 23,177

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Adrian Dantley 5,455

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Adrian Dantley 2,830

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Adrian Dantley 944

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Adrian Dantley 150

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Adrian Dantley 955

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Adrian Dantley .540

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Adrian Dantley .171 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Adrian Dantley .818

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Adrian Dantley 30.7 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Adrian Dantley 7.8 (1978)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Adrian Dantley 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Adrian Dantley 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Adrian Dantley 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Adrian Dantley 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Adrian Dantley 5.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Adrian Dantley 2.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Adrian Dantley 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Adrian Dantley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Adrian Dantley 1,558

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Adrian Dantley 395

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Adrian Dantley 169

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Adrian Dantley 69

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Adrian Dantley 6

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Adrian Dantley 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Adrian Dantley .525

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Adrian Dantley .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Adrian Dantley .796

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Adrian Dantley 32.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Adrian Dantley 8.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Adrian Dantley 4.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Adrian Dantley 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Adrian Dantley 1.0 (1978)

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.