Mel Counts vs. Bob McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob McAdoo 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.

Bob McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Bob McAdoo: 1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Bob McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Bob McAdoo 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Bob McAdoo 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Bob McAdoo 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Bob McAdoo 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Bob McAdoo 2

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Bob McAdoo 3

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Bob McAdoo 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Bob McAdoo 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Bob McAdoo 9.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Bob McAdoo 2.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Bob McAdoo 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bob McAdoo 1.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Bob McAdoo 18,787

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Bob McAdoo 8,048

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Bob McAdoo 1,951

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Bob McAdoo 751 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Bob McAdoo 1,147 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Bob McAdoo 852

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Bob McAdoo .503

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .081 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Bob McAdoo .754

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Bob McAdoo 34.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Bob McAdoo 15.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Bob McAdoo 4.0 (1976)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Bob McAdoo 1.3 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Bob McAdoo 3.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Bob McAdoo 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Bob McAdoo 7.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Bob McAdoo 1.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bob McAdoo 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bob McAdoo 1.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Bob McAdoo 1,718

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Bob McAdoo 711

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Bob McAdoo 127

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Bob McAdoo 72 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Bob McAdoo 151 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Bob McAdoo 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Bob McAdoo .491

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Bob McAdoo .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Bob McAdoo .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Bob McAdoo 37.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Bob McAdoo 14.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Bob McAdoo 3.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Bob McAdoo 1.4 (1983) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Bob McAdoo 2.7 (1975) *

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.