Mel Counts vs. George Gervin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Gervin 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.

George Gervin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 George Gervin 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 George Gervin 10

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 George Gervin 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 George Gervin 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 George Gervin 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 George Gervin 7

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 George Gervin 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 George Gervin 26.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 George Gervin 4.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 George Gervin 2.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * George Gervin 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 George Gervin 20,708

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 George Gervin 3,607

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 George Gervin 2,214

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * George Gervin 941

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * George Gervin 670

Total Games Mel Counts 789 George Gervin 791

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 George Gervin .511

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** George Gervin .297 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 George Gervin .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) George Gervin 33.1 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) George Gervin 5.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) George Gervin 3.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * George Gervin 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * George Gervin 1.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 George Gervin 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 George Gervin 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 George Gervin 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * George Gervin 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 George Gervin 1,592

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 George Gervin 341

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 George Gervin 186

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * George Gervin 69

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * George Gervin 52

Total Games Mel Counts 85 George Gervin 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 George Gervin .508

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** George Gervin .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 George Gervin .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) George Gervin 33.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) George Gervin 7.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) George Gervin 4.6 (1982)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * George Gervin 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * George Gervin 2.7 (1978)

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.