Mel Counts vs. Clyde Drexler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clyde Drexler 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.

Clyde Drexler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Clyde Drexler: 1983-84 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Clyde Drexler 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Clyde Drexler 15

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Clyde Drexler 15

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Clyde Drexler 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Clyde Drexler 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Clyde Drexler 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Clyde Drexler 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Clyde Drexler 6.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Clyde Drexler 5.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Clyde Drexler 2.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Clyde Drexler 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Clyde Drexler 22,195

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Clyde Drexler 6,677

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Clyde Drexler 6,125

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Clyde Drexler 2,207

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Clyde Drexler 719

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Clyde Drexler 1,086

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Clyde Drexler .472

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Clyde Drexler .318

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Clyde Drexler .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Clyde Drexler 27.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Clyde Drexler 7.9 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Clyde Drexler 8.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Clyde Drexler 2.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Clyde Drexler 0.9 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Clyde Drexler 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Clyde Drexler 6.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Clyde Drexler 6.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Clyde Drexler 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Clyde Drexler 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Clyde Drexler 2,963

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Clyde Drexler 1,002

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Clyde Drexler 891

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Clyde Drexler 278

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Clyde Drexler 108

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Clyde Drexler 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Clyde Drexler .447

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Clyde Drexler .288

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Clyde Drexler .787

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Clyde Drexler 27.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Clyde Drexler 10.3 (1994)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Clyde Drexler 9.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Clyde Drexler 3.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Clyde Drexler 1.0 (1993)

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.