Mel Counts vs. Jamaal Wilkes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jamaal Wilkes 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
Jamaal Wilkes: 1974-75 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jamaal Wilkes 4

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jamaal Wilkes 12

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jamaal Wilkes 10

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jamaal Wilkes 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Jamaal Wilkes 2

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Jamaal Wilkes 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jamaal Wilkes 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jamaal Wilkes 6.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jamaal Wilkes 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jamaal Wilkes 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jamaal Wilkes 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jamaal Wilkes 14,644

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jamaal Wilkes 5,117

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jamaal Wilkes 2,050

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jamaal Wilkes 1,049

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jamaal Wilkes 262

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jamaal Wilkes 828

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jamaal Wilkes .499

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes .135 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jamaal Wilkes .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jamaal Wilkes 22.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jamaal Wilkes 8.8 (1976)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jamaal Wilkes 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jamaal Wilkes 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jamaal Wilkes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jamaal Wilkes 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jamaal Wilkes 6.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jamaal Wilkes 2.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jamaal Wilkes 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jamaal Wilkes 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jamaal Wilkes 1,820

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jamaal Wilkes 718

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jamaal Wilkes 246

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jamaal Wilkes 137

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jamaal Wilkes 53

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jamaal Wilkes 113

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jamaal Wilkes .465

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jamaal Wilkes .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jamaal Wilkes .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jamaal Wilkes 20.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jamaal Wilkes 8.7 (1978)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jamaal Wilkes 3.4 (1983)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jamaal Wilkes 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jamaal Wilkes 0.8 (1975)

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.