Mel Counts vs. Damian Lillard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Damian Lillard 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
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Damian Lillard 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Damian Lillard 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Damian Lillard 10

NBA Cups Won Mel Counts 0 * Damian Lillard 1 *

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Damian Lillard 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Damian Lillard 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Damian Lillard 7

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Damian Lillard 1

NBA Cup 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Damian Lillard 1 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Damian Lillard 25.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Damian Lillard 4.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Damian Lillard 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Damian Lillard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Damian Lillard 22,598

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Damian Lillard 3,845

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Damian Lillard 6,069

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Damian Lillard 874

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Damian Lillard 267

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Damian Lillard 900

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Damian Lillard .439

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Damian Lillard .371

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Damian Lillard .899

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Damian Lillard 1.2 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Damian Lillard 25.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Damian Lillard 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Damian Lillard 6.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Damian Lillard 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Damian Lillard 1,715

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Damian Lillard 296

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Damian Lillard 414

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Damian Lillard 78

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Damian Lillard 21

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Damian Lillard 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Damian Lillard .409

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Damian Lillard .368

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Damian Lillard .893

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Damian Lillard 0.7 (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.