Mel Counts vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe 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.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

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.