Mel Counts vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Mel Counts 0 * John Stockton 2

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * John Stockton 315

Total Games Mel Counts 789 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 John Stockton 608

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * John Stockton 50

Total Games Mel Counts 85 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.