Mel Counts vs. Jonas Valanciunas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jonas Valanciunas 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.

Jonas Valanciunas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jonas Valanciunas: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jonas Valanciunas 12

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jonas Valanciunas 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jonas Valanciunas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jonas Valanciunas 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jonas Valanciunas 9.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jonas Valanciunas 1.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jonas Valanciunas 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jonas Valanciunas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jonas Valanciunas 11,436

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jonas Valanciunas 8,096

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jonas Valanciunas 1,137

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jonas Valanciunas 342

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jonas Valanciunas 822

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jonas Valanciunas 856

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jonas Valanciunas .561

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas .348

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jonas Valanciunas .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jonas Valanciunas 17.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jonas Valanciunas 12.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jonas Valanciunas 2.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jonas Valanciunas 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jonas Valanciunas 1.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jonas Valanciunas 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jonas Valanciunas 10.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jonas Valanciunas 1.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jonas Valanciunas 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jonas Valanciunas 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jonas Valanciunas 764

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jonas Valanciunas 585

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jonas Valanciunas 65

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jonas Valanciunas 27

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jonas Valanciunas 47

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jonas Valanciunas 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jonas Valanciunas .547

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jonas Valanciunas .238

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jonas Valanciunas .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jonas Valanciunas 15.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jonas Valanciunas 14.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jonas Valanciunas 3.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jonas Valanciunas 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jonas Valanciunas 1.5 (2018)

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.