Mel Counts vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith 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.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)

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.