Mel Counts vs. JaVale McGee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaVale McGee 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.

JaVale McGee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 JaVale McGee 3

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 JaVale McGee 16

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 JaVale McGee 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 JaVale McGee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 JaVale McGee 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 JaVale McGee 5.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * JaVale McGee 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * JaVale McGee 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 JaVale McGee 6,907

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 JaVale McGee 4,577

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 JaVale McGee 386

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * JaVale McGee 345

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * JaVale McGee 1,258

Total Games Mel Counts 789 JaVale McGee 909

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 JaVale McGee .578

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** JaVale McGee .192

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 JaVale McGee .604

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 JaVale McGee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 JaVale McGee 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * JaVale McGee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * JaVale McGee 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 JaVale McGee 416

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 JaVale McGee 295

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 JaVale McGee 30

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * JaVale McGee 21

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * JaVale McGee 74

Total Games Mel Counts 85 JaVale McGee 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 JaVale McGee .616

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** JaVale McGee .000

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 JaVale McGee .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012)

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.