Mel Counts vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas 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.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 Isiah Thomas 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

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.