Mel Counts vs. Ben Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Wallace 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 Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Ben Wallace: 1996-97 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Ben Wallace 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Ben Wallace 16

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Ben Wallace 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Ben Wallace 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Ben Wallace 6

Defensive Player of The Year Mel Counts 0 * Ben Wallace 4

Rebounds Leader Mel Counts 0 Ben Wallace 2

Blocks Leader Mel Counts 0 * Ben Wallace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. 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 Wallace 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Ben Wallace 9.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Ben Wallace 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ben Wallace 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Ben Wallace 6,254

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Ben Wallace 10,482

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Ben Wallace 1,437

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Ben Wallace 1,369

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Ben Wallace 2,137

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Ben Wallace 1,088

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Ben Wallace .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Ben Wallace .137

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Ben Wallace .414

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Ben Wallace 1.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Ben Wallace 3.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Ben Wallace 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Ben Wallace 11.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ben Wallace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ben Wallace 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Ben Wallace 939

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Ben Wallace 1,454

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Ben Wallace 173

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Ben Wallace 199

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Ben Wallace 250

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Ben Wallace 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Ben Wallace .482

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Ben Wallace .418

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Ben Wallace 10.3 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Ben Wallace 16.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Ben Wallace 1.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Ben Wallace 2.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Ben Wallace 3.1 (2003)

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.