Mel Counts vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum 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.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

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.