Mel Counts vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaren Jackson Jr. 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.

Jaren Jackson Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jaren Jackson Jr. 6

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jaren Jackson Jr. 3

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

Defensive Player of The Year Mel Counts 0 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 1

Blocks Leader Mel Counts 0 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jaren Jackson Jr. 454

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 322

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 664

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jaren Jackson Jr. 333

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jaren Jackson Jr. .460

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jaren Jackson Jr. .345

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jaren Jackson Jr. .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jaren Jackson Jr. 361

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jaren Jackson Jr. 156

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jaren Jackson Jr. 25

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 20

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 48

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jaren Jackson Jr. 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jaren Jackson Jr. .399

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jaren Jackson Jr. .336

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jaren Jackson Jr. .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022)

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.