Mel Counts vs. Kendrick Perkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kendrick Perkins 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.

Kendrick Perkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Kendrick Perkins: 2003-04 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Kendrick Perkins 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Kendrick Perkins 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Kendrick Perkins 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Kendrick Perkins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Kendrick Perkins 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Kendrick Perkins 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Kendrick Perkins 1.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Kendrick Perkins 0.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kendrick Perkins 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Kendrick Perkins 4,214

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Kendrick Perkins 4,532

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Kendrick Perkins 813

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Kendrick Perkins 263

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Kendrick Perkins 903

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Kendrick Perkins 782

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Kendrick Perkins .530

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kendrick Perkins .000

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Kendrick Perkins .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Kendrick Perkins 10.1 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kendrick Perkins 8.1 (2009)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Kendrick Perkins 1.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Kendrick Perkins 2.0 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Kendrick Perkins 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Kendrick Perkins 5.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Kendrick Perkins 0.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kendrick Perkins 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kendrick Perkins 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Kendrick Perkins 735

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Kendrick Perkins 843

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Kendrick Perkins 102

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Kendrick Perkins 53

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Kendrick Perkins 156

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Kendrick Perkins 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Kendrick Perkins .502

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kendrick Perkins .000

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Kendrick Perkins .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Kendrick Perkins 11.9 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kendrick Perkins 11.6 (2009)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Kendrick Perkins 1.4 (2009)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kendrick Perkins 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kendrick Perkins 2.6 (2009)

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.