Mel Counts vs. Dyson Daniels Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dyson Daniels 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Dyson Daniels: 2022-23 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Dyson Daniels 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Dyson Daniels 4

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Dyson Daniels 1

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Dyson Daniels 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Dyson Daniels 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Dyson Daniels 1

Steals Leader Mel Counts 0 * Dyson Daniels 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Dyson Daniels 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Dyson Daniels 4.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Dyson Daniels 3.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Dyson Daniels 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dyson Daniels 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Dyson Daniels 1,853

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Dyson Daniels 1,002

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Dyson Daniels 749

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Dyson Daniels 401

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Dyson Daniels 99

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Dyson Daniels 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Dyson Daniels .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dyson Daniels .320

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Dyson Daniels .612

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Dyson Daniels 14.1 (2025)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dyson Daniels 6.5 (2026)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Dyson Daniels 5.9 (2026)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Dyson Daniels 3.0 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2025)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Dyson Daniels 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Dyson Daniels 0.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Dyson Daniels 0.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dyson Daniels 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Dyson Daniels 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Dyson Daniels 4

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Dyson Daniels 2

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Dyson Daniels 0

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Dyson Daniels 2

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Dyson Daniels 0

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Dyson Daniels 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Dyson Daniels .333

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Dyson Daniels .000

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Dyson Daniels -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Dyson Daniels 1.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Dyson Daniels 0.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Dyson Daniels 0.0 (2024)

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.