Mel Counts vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King 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.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Bernard King 230

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Bernard King 121

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Bernard King 65

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Bernard King 6

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

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. 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.