Mel Counts vs. Hassan Whiteside Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hassan Whiteside 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.

Hassan Whiteside

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Hassan Whiteside: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Hassan Whiteside 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Hassan Whiteside 10

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Hassan Whiteside 4

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Hassan Whiteside 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Rebounds Leader Mel Counts 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Blocks Leader Mel Counts 0 * Hassan Whiteside 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Hassan Whiteside 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Hassan Whiteside 10.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Hassan Whiteside 0.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Hassan Whiteside 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Hassan Whiteside 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Hassan Whiteside 6,450

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Hassan Whiteside 5,523

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Hassan Whiteside 326

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Hassan Whiteside 271

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Hassan Whiteside 1,143

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Hassan Whiteside 511

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Hassan Whiteside .586

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Hassan Whiteside .308

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Hassan Whiteside .605

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Hassan Whiteside 17.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Hassan Whiteside 14.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Hassan Whiteside 1.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Hassan Whiteside 0.7 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Hassan Whiteside 3.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Hassan Whiteside 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Hassan Whiteside 7.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Hassan Whiteside 0.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Hassan Whiteside 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Hassan Whiteside 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Hassan Whiteside 191

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Hassan Whiteside 205

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Hassan Whiteside 6

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Hassan Whiteside 11

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Hassan Whiteside 52

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Hassan Whiteside 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Hassan Whiteside .592

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Hassan Whiteside 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Hassan Whiteside .560

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Hassan Whiteside 12.0 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Hassan Whiteside 10.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Hassan Whiteside 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Hassan Whiteside 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Hassan Whiteside 2.8 (2016)

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.