Mel Counts vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham 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.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Billy Cunningham - *

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.