Mel Counts vs. Anfernee Simons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Anfernee Simons 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.

Anfernee Simons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Anfernee Simons: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Anfernee Simons 6

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Anfernee Simons 3

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Anfernee Simons 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Anfernee Simons 2.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Anfernee Simons 2.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Anfernee Simons 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Anfernee Simons 4,489

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Anfernee Simons 784

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Anfernee Simons 928

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Anfernee Simons 140

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Anfernee Simons 43

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Anfernee Simons 319

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Anfernee Simons .432

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Anfernee Simons .386

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Anfernee Simons .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Anfernee Simons 22.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Anfernee Simons 3.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Anfernee Simons 5.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Anfernee Simons 0.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Anfernee Simons 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Anfernee Simons 1.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Anfernee Simons 1.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Anfernee Simons 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Anfernee Simons 70

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Anfernee Simons 27

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Anfernee Simons 15

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Anfernee Simons 9

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Anfernee Simons 1

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Anfernee Simons 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Anfernee Simons .379

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Anfernee Simons .500

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Anfernee Simons .818

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Anfernee Simons 6.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Anfernee Simons 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Anfernee Simons 2.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Anfernee Simons 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2021)

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.