Mel Counts vs. Donovan Mitchell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donovan Mitchell 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.

Donovan Mitchell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Donovan Mitchell: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Donovan Mitchell 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Donovan Mitchell 7

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Donovan Mitchell 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Donovan Mitchell 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Donovan Mitchell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Donovan Mitchell 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Donovan Mitchell 4.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Donovan Mitchell 4.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Donovan Mitchell 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Donovan Mitchell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Donovan Mitchell 11,619

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Donovan Mitchell 2,002

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Donovan Mitchell 2,176

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Donovan Mitchell 645

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Donovan Mitchell 156

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Donovan Mitchell 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Donovan Mitchell .450

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Donovan Mitchell .366

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Donovan Mitchell .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Donovan Mitchell 28.3 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Donovan Mitchell 5.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Donovan Mitchell 6.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Donovan Mitchell 1.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Donovan Mitchell 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Donovan Mitchell 27.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Donovan Mitchell 4.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Donovan Mitchell 5.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Donovan Mitchell 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Donovan Mitchell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Donovan Mitchell 1,333

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Donovan Mitchell 240

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Donovan Mitchell 243

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Donovan Mitchell 65

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Donovan Mitchell 16

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Donovan Mitchell 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Donovan Mitchell .430

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Donovan Mitchell .349

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Donovan Mitchell .856

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Donovan Mitchell 36.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Donovan Mitchell 5.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Donovan Mitchell 7.2 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Donovan Mitchell 2.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Donovan Mitchell 0.6 (2023)

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.