Mel Counts vs. Alex English Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex English 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.

Alex English

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Alex English 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Alex English 15

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Alex English 10

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Alex English 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Alex English 3

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Alex English 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Alex English 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Alex English 5.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Alex English 3.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Alex English 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Alex English 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Alex English 25,613

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Alex English 6,538

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Alex English 4,351

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Alex English 1,067

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Alex English 833

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Alex English 1,193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Alex English .507

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Alex English .217 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Alex English .832

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Alex English 29.8 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Alex English 8.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Alex English 5.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Alex English 1.4 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Alex English 1.5 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Alex English 24.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Alex English 5.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Alex English 4.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Alex English 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Alex English 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Alex English 1,661

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Alex English 371

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Alex English 293

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Alex English 47

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Alex English 32

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Alex English 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Alex English .503

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Alex English .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Alex English .862

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Alex English 30.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Alex English 8.0 (1984)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Alex English 6.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Alex English 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Alex English 1.0 (1983)

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.