Mel Counts vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Mel Counts 789 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Mel Counts 85 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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. 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.