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

Mel Counts

vs.

Damian Lillard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Damian Lillard 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Damian Lillard 12

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Damian Lillard 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Damian Lillard 8

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 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 4.2

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 21,151

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Damian Lillard 3,573

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Damian Lillard 5,659

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Damian Lillard 804

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Damian Lillard 257

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Damian Lillard 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Damian Lillard .438

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Damian Lillard .897

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 (2015)

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 26.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Damian Lillard 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Damian Lillard 6.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Damian Lillard 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Damian Lillard 1,694

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Damian Lillard 288

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Damian Lillard 400

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Damian Lillard 76

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Damian Lillard 19

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Damian Lillard 65

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Damian Lillard .412

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Damian Lillard .373

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Damian Lillard .894

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 (2021)

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.