Mel Counts vs. Ja Morant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ja Morant 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Ja Morant 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Ja Morant 7

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Ja Morant 4

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Ja Morant 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Ja Morant 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Ja Morant 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Ja Morant 22.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Ja Morant 4.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Ja Morant 7.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Ja Morant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Ja Morant 7,157

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Ja Morant 1,490

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Ja Morant 2,358

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Ja Morant 327

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Ja Morant 87

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Ja Morant 319

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Ja Morant .465

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Ja Morant .310

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Ja Morant .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Ja Morant 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Ja Morant 5.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Ja Morant 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Ja Morant 1.2 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Ja Morant 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Ja Morant 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Ja Morant 6.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Ja Morant 8.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ja Morant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Ja Morant 573

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Ja Morant 136

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Ja Morant 179

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Ja Morant 31

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Ja Morant 7

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Ja Morant 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Ja Morant .445

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Ja Morant .344

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Ja Morant .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Ja Morant 30.2 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Ja Morant 8.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Ja Morant 9.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Ja Morant 2.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Ja Morant 0.7 (2025)

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.