Mel Counts vs. Dell Curry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dell Curry 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.

Dell Curry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Dell Curry: 1986-87 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Dell Curry 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Dell Curry 16

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Dell Curry 10

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Dell Curry 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Dell Curry 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Dell Curry 2.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Dell Curry 1.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Dell Curry 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dell Curry 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Dell Curry 12,670

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Dell Curry 2,617

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Dell Curry 1,909

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Dell Curry 985

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Dell Curry 238

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Dell Curry 1,083

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Dell Curry .457

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dell Curry .402

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Dell Curry .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Dell Curry 16.3 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dell Curry 3.6 (1993)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Dell Curry 2.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Dell Curry 1.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Dell Curry 0.4 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Dell Curry 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Dell Curry 1.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Dell Curry 1.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dell Curry 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dell Curry 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Dell Curry 340

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Dell Curry 87

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Dell Curry 57

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Dell Curry 40

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Dell Curry 7

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Dell Curry 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Dell Curry .400

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dell Curry .350

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Dell Curry .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Dell Curry 12.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dell Curry 3.6 (1993)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Dell Curry 2.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dell Curry 1.4 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dell Curry 0.5 (2002)

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.