Mel Counts vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet 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.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

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.