Mel Counts vs. Austin Reaves Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Reaves 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Austin Reaves: 2021-22 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Austin Reaves 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Austin Reaves 5

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Austin Reaves 3

NBA Cups Won Mel Counts 0 * Austin Reaves 1 *

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Austin Reaves 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Austin Reaves 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Austin Reaves 3.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Austin Reaves 4.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Austin Reaves 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Austin Reaves 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Austin Reaves 4,480

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Austin Reaves 1,155

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Austin Reaves 1,297

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Austin Reaves 229

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Austin Reaves 87

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Austin Reaves 295

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Austin Reaves .484

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Austin Reaves .368

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Austin Reaves .865

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Austin Reaves 28.5 (2026)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Austin Reaves 5.9 (2026)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Austin Reaves 6.7 (2026)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Austin Reaves 1.3 (2026)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Austin Reaves 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Austin Reaves 16.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Austin Reaves 4.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Austin Reaves 4.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Austin Reaves 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Austin Reaves 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Austin Reaves 435

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Austin Reaves 117

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Austin Reaves 109

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Austin Reaves 18

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Austin Reaves 9

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Austin Reaves 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Austin Reaves .455

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Austin Reaves .379

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Austin Reaves .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Austin Reaves 16.9 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Austin Reaves 5.4 (2025)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Austin Reaves 4.6 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Austin Reaves 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Austin Reaves 0.6 (2025)

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.