Mel Counts vs. Eric Gordon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Eric Gordon 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.

Eric Gordon

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Eric Gordon 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Eric Gordon 16

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Eric Gordon 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Eric Gordon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Eric Gordon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Eric Gordon 2.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Eric Gordon 2.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Eric Gordon 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Eric Gordon 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Eric Gordon 13,868

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Eric Gordon 2,067

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Eric Gordon 2,443

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Eric Gordon 750

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Eric Gordon 313

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Eric Gordon 886

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Eric Gordon .430

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Eric Gordon .371

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Eric Gordon .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Eric Gordon 22.3 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Eric Gordon 2.9 (2011)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Eric Gordon 4.4 (2011)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Eric Gordon 1.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Eric Gordon 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Eric Gordon 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Eric Gordon 2.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Eric Gordon 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Eric Gordon 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Eric Gordon 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Eric Gordon 965

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Eric Gordon 171

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Eric Gordon 133

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Eric Gordon 45

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Eric Gordon 38

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Eric Gordon 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Eric Gordon .410

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Eric Gordon .361

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Eric Gordon .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Eric Gordon 18.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Eric Gordon 3.9 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Eric Gordon 3.8 (2015)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Eric Gordon 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Eric Gordon 1.0 (2019)

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.