Mel Counts vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns 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.

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Karl-Anthony Towns 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Karl-Anthony Towns 9

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 2

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Karl-Anthony Towns 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Karl-Anthony Towns 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Karl-Anthony Towns 10.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Karl-Anthony Towns 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Karl-Anthony Towns 13,121

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Karl-Anthony Towns 6,216

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Karl-Anthony Towns 1,815

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Karl-Anthony Towns 452

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Karl-Anthony Towns 721

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Karl-Anthony Towns 573

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Karl-Anthony Towns .524

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .398

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Karl-Anthony Towns .839

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Karl-Anthony Towns 12.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Karl-Anthony Towns 4.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Karl-Anthony Towns 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Karl-Anthony Towns 11.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Karl-Anthony Towns 2.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Karl-Anthony Towns 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Karl-Anthony Towns 375

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Karl-Anthony Towns 221

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Karl-Anthony Towns 44

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Karl-Anthony Towns 11

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Karl-Anthony Towns 21

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Karl-Anthony Towns 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Karl-Anthony Towns .483

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Karl-Anthony Towns .378

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Karl-Anthony Towns .815

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Karl-Anthony Towns 13.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Karl-Anthony Towns 2.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 0.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Karl-Anthony Towns 2.0 (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.