Mel Counts vs. Kevin Garnett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Garnett 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 Garnett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Kevin Garnett 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Kevin Garnett 21

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Kevin Garnett 14

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Kevin Garnett 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Kevin Garnett 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Kevin Garnett 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Kevin Garnett 12

Defensive Player of The Year Mel Counts 0 * Kevin Garnett 1

Rebounds Leader Mel Counts 0 Kevin Garnett 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Kevin Garnett 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Kevin Garnett 10.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Kevin Garnett 3.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Kevin Garnett 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin Garnett 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Kevin Garnett 26,071

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Kevin Garnett 14,662

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Kevin Garnett 5,445

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Kevin Garnett 1,859

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Kevin Garnett 2,037

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Kevin Garnett 1,462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Kevin Garnett .497

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kevin Garnett .275

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Kevin Garnett .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Kevin Garnett 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Kevin Garnett 10.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Kevin Garnett 3.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin Garnett 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin Garnett 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Kevin Garnett 2,601

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Kevin Garnett 1,534

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Kevin Garnett 471

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Kevin Garnett 178

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Kevin Garnett 186

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Kevin Garnett 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Kevin Garnett .478

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kevin Garnett .273

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Kevin Garnett .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998)

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.