Mel Counts vs. DeMarcus Cousins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeMarcus Cousins 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.

DeMarcus Cousins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 DeMarcus Cousins 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 DeMarcus Cousins 11

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 DeMarcus Cousins 3

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 DeMarcus Cousins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 DeMarcus Cousins 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 DeMarcus Cousins 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 DeMarcus Cousins 10.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 DeMarcus Cousins 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * DeMarcus Cousins 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * DeMarcus Cousins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 DeMarcus Cousins 12,802

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 DeMarcus Cousins 6,664

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 DeMarcus Cousins 1,979

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * DeMarcus Cousins 874

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * DeMarcus Cousins 742

Total Games Mel Counts 789 DeMarcus Cousins 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 DeMarcus Cousins .460

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins .331

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 DeMarcus Cousins .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 DeMarcus Cousins 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 DeMarcus Cousins 3.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 DeMarcus Cousins 1.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * DeMarcus Cousins 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 DeMarcus Cousins 167

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 DeMarcus Cousins 70

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 DeMarcus Cousins 30

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * DeMarcus Cousins 10

Total Games Mel Counts 85 DeMarcus Cousins 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 DeMarcus Cousins .476

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** DeMarcus Cousins .393

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 DeMarcus Cousins .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019)

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.