Mel Counts vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.