Mel Counts vs. Horace Grant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Horace Grant 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.

Horace Grant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Horace Grant: 1987-88 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Horace Grant 4

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Horace Grant 17

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Horace Grant 13

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Horace Grant 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Horace Grant 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Horace Grant 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Horace Grant 8.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Horace Grant 2.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Horace Grant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Horace Grant 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Horace Grant 12,996

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Horace Grant 9,443

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Horace Grant 2,575

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Horace Grant 1,143

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Horace Grant 1,136

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Horace Grant 1,165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Horace Grant .509

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Horace Grant .063

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Horace Grant .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Horace Grant 15.1 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Horace Grant 11.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Horace Grant 3.4 (1994)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Horace Grant 1.5 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Horace Grant 1.6 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Horace Grant 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Horace Grant 8.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Horace Grant 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Horace Grant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Horace Grant 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Horace Grant 1,907

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Horace Grant 1,457

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Horace Grant 360

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Horace Grant 171

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Horace Grant 173

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Horace Grant 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Horace Grant .530

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Horace Grant .125

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Horace Grant .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Horace Grant 16.2 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Horace Grant 10.4 (1996)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Horace Grant 3.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Horace Grant 1.6 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Horace Grant 1.8 (1994)

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.