Mel Counts vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons 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.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Mel Counts 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Ben Simmons 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)

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.