Mel Counts vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy 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 Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 James Worthy 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * James Worthy 624

Total Games Mel Counts 789 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * James Worthy 96

Total Games Mel Counts 85 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

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.