Mel Counts vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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 Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Mel Counts 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.