Mel Counts vs. Brandon Ingram Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brandon Ingram 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.

Brandon Ingram

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Brandon Ingram: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Brandon Ingram 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Brandon Ingram 8

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Brandon Ingram 2

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Brandon Ingram 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Brandon Ingram 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Brandon Ingram 5.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Brandon Ingram 4.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Brandon Ingram 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Brandon Ingram 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Brandon Ingram 9,256

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Brandon Ingram 2,466

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Brandon Ingram 2,037

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Brandon Ingram 342

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Brandon Ingram 269

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Brandon Ingram 477

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Brandon Ingram .468

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Brandon Ingram .362

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Brandon Ingram .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Brandon Ingram 24.7 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Brandon Ingram 6.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Brandon Ingram 5.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Brandon Ingram 0.7 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Brandon Ingram 21.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Brandon Ingram 5.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Brandon Ingram 5.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Brandon Ingram 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Brandon Ingram 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Brandon Ingram 219

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Brandon Ingram 55

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Brandon Ingram 50

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Brandon Ingram 8

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Brandon Ingram 7

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Brandon Ingram 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Brandon Ingram .434

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Brandon Ingram .371

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Brandon Ingram .848

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Brandon Ingram 27.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Brandon Ingram 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Brandon Ingram 1.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Brandon Ingram 1.3 (2024)

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.