Mel Counts vs. Al Horford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Horford 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.

Al Horford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Al Horford: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Al Horford 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Al Horford 17

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Al Horford 15

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Al Horford 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Al Horford 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Al Horford 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Al Horford 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Al Horford 8.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Al Horford 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Al Horford 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Al Horford 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Al Horford 14,167

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Al Horford 8,574

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Al Horford 3,501

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Al Horford 830

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Al Horford 1,249

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Al Horford 1,078

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Al Horford .513

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Al Horford .379

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Al Horford .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Al Horford 18.6 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Al Horford 10.2 (2013)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Al Horford 5.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Al Horford 1.1 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Al Horford 1.5 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Al Horford 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Al Horford 8.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Al Horford 3.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Al Horford 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Al Horford 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Al Horford 2,131

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Al Horford 1,397

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Al Horford 574

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Al Horford 140

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Al Horford 214

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Al Horford 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Al Horford .496

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Al Horford .396

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Al Horford .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Al Horford 16.7 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Al Horford 10.4 (2008)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Al Horford 5.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Al Horford 1.3 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Al Horford 2.4 (2016)

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.