Mel Counts vs. Jordan Poole Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jordan Poole 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.

Jordan Poole

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jordan Poole: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jordan Poole 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jordan Poole 5

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jordan Poole 2

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jordan Poole 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jordan Poole 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jordan Poole 2.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jordan Poole 3.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jordan Poole 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jordan Poole 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jordan Poole 5,551

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jordan Poole 907

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jordan Poole 1,249

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jordan Poole 270

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jordan Poole 88

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jordan Poole 344

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jordan Poole .419

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jordan Poole .336

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jordan Poole .878

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jordan Poole 20.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jordan Poole 3.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jordan Poole 4.5 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jordan Poole 1.1 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jordan Poole 0.3 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jordan Poole 14.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jordan Poole 2.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jordan Poole 3.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jordan Poole 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jordan Poole 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jordan Poole 507

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jordan Poole 90

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jordan Poole 129

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jordan Poole 27

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jordan Poole 11

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jordan Poole 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jordan Poole .450

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jordan Poole .346

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jordan Poole .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jordan Poole 17.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jordan Poole 2.8 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jordan Poole 3.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jordan Poole 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jordan Poole 0.4 (2022)

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.