Mel Counts vs. Dalton Knecht Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dalton Knecht 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Dalton Knecht: 2024-25 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Dalton Knecht 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Dalton Knecht 2

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Dalton Knecht 1

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Dalton Knecht 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Dalton Knecht 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Dalton Knecht 2.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Dalton Knecht 0.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Dalton Knecht 0.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dalton Knecht 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Dalton Knecht 805

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Dalton Knecht 247

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Dalton Knecht 74

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Dalton Knecht 31

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Dalton Knecht 14

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Dalton Knecht 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Dalton Knecht .462

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dalton Knecht .370

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Dalton Knecht .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Dalton Knecht 9.1 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dalton Knecht 2.8 (2025)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Dalton Knecht 0.8 (2025)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Dalton Knecht 0.5 (2026)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Dalton Knecht 0.4 (2026)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Dalton Knecht 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Dalton Knecht 1.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Dalton Knecht 0.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dalton Knecht 0.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dalton Knecht 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Dalton Knecht 5

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Dalton Knecht 3

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Dalton Knecht 0

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Dalton Knecht 0

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Dalton Knecht 0

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Dalton Knecht 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Dalton Knecht .400

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dalton Knecht .250

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Dalton Knecht -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Dalton Knecht 2.5 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dalton Knecht 1.5 (2025)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Dalton Knecht 0.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dalton Knecht 0.0 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dalton Knecht 0.0 (2025)

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.