Mel Counts vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic 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.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (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.