Mel Counts vs. DeMar DeRozan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMar DeRozan 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.

DeMar DeRozan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 DeMar DeRozan 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 DeMar DeRozan 15

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 DeMar DeRozan 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 DeMar DeRozan 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 DeMar DeRozan 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 DeMar DeRozan 21.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 DeMar DeRozan 4.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 DeMar DeRozan 4.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * DeMar DeRozan 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * DeMar DeRozan 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 DeMar DeRozan 23,582

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 DeMar DeRozan 4,910

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 DeMar DeRozan 4,527

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * DeMar DeRozan 1,108

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * DeMar DeRozan 361

Total Games Mel Counts 789 DeMar DeRozan 1,110

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 DeMar DeRozan .469

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** DeMar DeRozan .296

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 DeMar DeRozan .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * DeMar DeRozan 1.2 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 DeMar DeRozan 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 DeMar DeRozan 4.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 DeMar DeRozan 3.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * DeMar DeRozan 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * DeMar DeRozan 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 DeMar DeRozan 1,375

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 DeMar DeRozan 296

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 DeMar DeRozan 232

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * DeMar DeRozan 72

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * DeMar DeRozan 14

Total Games Mel Counts 85 DeMar DeRozan 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 DeMar DeRozan .418

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** DeMar DeRozan .214

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 DeMar DeRozan .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018)

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.