Mel Counts vs. Joel Embiid Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joel Embiid 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.

Joel Embiid

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Joel Embiid 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Joel Embiid 8

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Joel Embiid 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Joel Embiid 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Joel Embiid 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Joel Embiid 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Joel Embiid 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Joel Embiid 3

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Joel Embiid 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Joel Embiid 27.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Joel Embiid 11.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Joel Embiid 3.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Joel Embiid 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Joel Embiid 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Joel Embiid 12,071

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Joel Embiid 4,832

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Joel Embiid 1,573

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Joel Embiid 397

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Joel Embiid 720

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Joel Embiid 433

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Joel Embiid .504

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Joel Embiid .341

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Joel Embiid .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Joel Embiid 24.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Joel Embiid 10.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Joel Embiid 3.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Joel Embiid 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Joel Embiid 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Joel Embiid 1,469

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Joel Embiid 641

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Joel Embiid 182

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Joel Embiid 49

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Joel Embiid 102

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Joel Embiid 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Joel Embiid .459

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Joel Embiid .289

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Joel Embiid .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023)

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.