Mel Counts vs. Jrue Holiday Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jrue Holiday 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.

Jrue Holiday

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jrue Holiday: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jrue Holiday 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jrue Holiday 15

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jrue Holiday 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jrue Holiday 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Jrue Holiday 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Jrue Holiday 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jrue Holiday 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jrue Holiday 4.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jrue Holiday 6.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jrue Holiday 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jrue Holiday 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jrue Holiday 15,736

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jrue Holiday 4,075

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jrue Holiday 6,201

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jrue Holiday 1,407

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jrue Holiday 508

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jrue Holiday 975

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jrue Holiday .463

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jrue Holiday .371

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jrue Holiday .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jrue Holiday 21.2 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jrue Holiday 5.4 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jrue Holiday 8.0 (2013)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jrue Holiday 1.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jrue Holiday 0.8 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jrue Holiday 16.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jrue Holiday 5.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jrue Holiday 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jrue Holiday 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jrue Holiday 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jrue Holiday 1,265

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jrue Holiday 390

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jrue Holiday 504

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jrue Holiday 113

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jrue Holiday 40

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jrue Holiday 75

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jrue Holiday .415

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jrue Holiday .333

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jrue Holiday .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jrue Holiday 23.7 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jrue Holiday 6.6 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jrue Holiday 8.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jrue Holiday 2.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jrue Holiday 1.0 (2024)

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.