Mel Counts vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Johnson 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.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Dennis Johnson 9

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dennis Johnson 1.5 (1979)

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.