Mel Counts vs. Jermaine O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jermaine O'Neal 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.

Jermaine O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jermaine O'Neal 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jermaine O'Neal 18

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jermaine O'Neal 14

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jermaine O'Neal 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Jermaine O'Neal 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jermaine O'Neal 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jermaine O'Neal 7.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jermaine O'Neal 1.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jermaine O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jermaine O'Neal 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jermaine O'Neal 13,309

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jermaine O'Neal 7,261

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jermaine O'Neal 1,369

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jermaine O'Neal 470

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jermaine O'Neal 1,820

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jermaine O'Neal 1,011

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jermaine O'Neal .467

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .147

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jermaine O'Neal .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jermaine O'Neal 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jermaine O'Neal 6.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jermaine O'Neal 1.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jermaine O'Neal 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jermaine O'Neal 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jermaine O'Neal 1,124

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jermaine O'Neal 631

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jermaine O'Neal 99

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jermaine O'Neal 35

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jermaine O'Neal 167

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jermaine O'Neal 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jermaine O'Neal .426

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .000

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jermaine O'Neal .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003)

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.