Mel Counts vs. Kevin Durant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Durant 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.

Kevin Durant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Kevin Durant: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Kevin Durant 2

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Kevin Durant 16

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Kevin Durant 13

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Kevin Durant 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Kevin Durant 1

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Kevin Durant 2

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Kevin Durant 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Kevin Durant 10

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Kevin Durant 4

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Kevin Durant 1

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Kevin Durant 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Kevin Durant 27.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Kevin Durant 7.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Kevin Durant 4.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Kevin Durant 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin Durant 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Kevin Durant 28,924

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Kevin Durant 7,454

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Kevin Durant 4,645

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Kevin Durant 1,124

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Kevin Durant 1,196

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Kevin Durant 1,061

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Kevin Durant .501

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kevin Durant .387

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Kevin Durant .884

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Kevin Durant 32.0 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kevin Durant 8.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Kevin Durant 6.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Kevin Durant 1.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Kevin Durant 1.8 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Kevin Durant 29.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Kevin Durant 7.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Kevin Durant 4.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin Durant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin Durant 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Kevin Durant 4,985

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Kevin Durant 1,327

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Kevin Durant 709

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Kevin Durant 172

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Kevin Durant 204

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Kevin Durant 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Kevin Durant .477

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kevin Durant .356

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Kevin Durant .868

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Kevin Durant 34.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kevin Durant 9.3 (2021)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Kevin Durant 6.3 (2013)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kevin Durant 1.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kevin Durant 1.6 (2021)

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.