Mel Counts vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden 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.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * James Harden 600

Total Games Mel Counts 789 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 James Harden 3,748

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 James Harden 903

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 James Harden 1,048

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * James Harden 271

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * James Harden 90

Total Games Mel Counts 85 James Harden 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** James Harden .341

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * James Harden 1.0 (2024)

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.