Mel Counts vs. Derrick Rose Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Derrick Rose 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.

Derrick Rose

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Derrick Rose: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Derrick Rose 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Derrick Rose 15

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Derrick Rose 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Derrick Rose 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Derrick Rose 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Derrick Rose 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Derrick Rose 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Derrick Rose 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Derrick Rose 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Derrick Rose 3.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Derrick Rose 5.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Derrick Rose 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Derrick Rose 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Derrick Rose 12,573

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Derrick Rose 2,324

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Derrick Rose 3,770

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Derrick Rose 536

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Derrick Rose 242

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Derrick Rose 723

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Derrick Rose .456

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Derrick Rose .316

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Derrick Rose .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Derrick Rose 25.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Derrick Rose 4.1 (2011)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Derrick Rose 7.9 (2012)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Derrick Rose 1.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Derrick Rose 0.7 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Derrick Rose 21.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Derrick Rose 4.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Derrick Rose 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Derrick Rose 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Derrick Rose 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Derrick Rose 1,141

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Derrick Rose 226

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Derrick Rose 330

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Derrick Rose 49

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Derrick Rose 24

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Derrick Rose 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Derrick Rose .426

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Derrick Rose .322

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Derrick Rose .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Derrick Rose 27.1 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Derrick Rose 9.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Derrick Rose 9.0 (2012)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Derrick Rose 1.4 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Derrick Rose 1.0 (2012)

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.