Mel Counts vs. Dwight Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Howard 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.

Dwight Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Dwight Howard 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Dwight Howard 18

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Dwight Howard 12

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Dwight Howard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Dwight Howard 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Dwight Howard 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Dwight Howard 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Dwight Howard 5

Defensive Player of The Year Mel Counts 0 * Dwight Howard 3

Rebounds Leader Mel Counts 0 Dwight Howard 5

Blocks Leader Mel Counts 0 * Dwight Howard 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Dwight Howard 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Dwight Howard 1.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Dwight Howard 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dwight Howard 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Dwight Howard 19,485

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Dwight Howard 14,627

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Dwight Howard 1,676

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Dwight Howard 1,081

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Dwight Howard 2,228

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Dwight Howard 1,242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Dwight Howard .587

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dwight Howard .214

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Dwight Howard .567

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Dwight Howard 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Dwight Howard 1.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dwight Howard 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dwight Howard 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Dwight Howard 1,909

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Dwight Howard 1,473

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Dwight Howard 149

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Dwight Howard 94

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Dwight Howard 248

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Dwight Howard 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Dwight Howard .589

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dwight Howard .143

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Dwight Howard .548

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010)

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.