Mel Counts vs. Allen Iverson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Allen Iverson 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.

Allen Iverson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Allen Iverson: 1996-97 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Allen Iverson 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Allen Iverson 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Allen Iverson 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Allen Iverson 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Allen Iverson 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Allen Iverson 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Allen Iverson 7

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Allen Iverson 4

Steals Leader Mel Counts 0 * Allen Iverson 3

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Allen Iverson 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Allen Iverson 26.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Allen Iverson 3.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Allen Iverson 6.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Allen Iverson 2.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Allen Iverson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Allen Iverson 24,368

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Allen Iverson 3,394

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Allen Iverson 5,624

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Allen Iverson 1,983

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Allen Iverson 164

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Allen Iverson 914

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Allen Iverson .425

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Allen Iverson .313

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Allen Iverson .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Allen Iverson 33.0 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Allen Iverson 4.9 (1999)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Allen Iverson 7.9 (2005)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Allen Iverson 2.8 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Allen Iverson 0.3 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Allen Iverson 29.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Allen Iverson 3.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Allen Iverson 6.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Allen Iverson 2.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Allen Iverson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Allen Iverson 2,111

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Allen Iverson 273

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Allen Iverson 425

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Allen Iverson 147

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Allen Iverson 14

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Allen Iverson 71

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Allen Iverson .401

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Allen Iverson .327

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Allen Iverson .764

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Allen Iverson 32.9 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Allen Iverson 4.7 (2001)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Allen Iverson 10.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Allen Iverson 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Allen Iverson 0.4 (2005)

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.