Mel Counts vs. Kevin Love Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Kevin Love 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Kevin Love 16

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Kevin Love 6

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Kevin Love 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Kevin Love 2

Rebounds Leader Mel Counts 0 Kevin Love 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Kevin Love 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Kevin Love 10.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Kevin Love 2.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin Love 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Kevin Love 15,299

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Kevin Love 9,403

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Kevin Love 2,150

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Kevin Love 562

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Kevin Love 364

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Kevin Love 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Kevin Love .439

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kevin Love .369

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Kevin Love .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Kevin Love 26.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kevin Love 15.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Kevin Love 4.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Kevin Love 0.6 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Kevin Love 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Kevin Love 8.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Kevin Love 1.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin Love 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Kevin Love 1,112

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Kevin Love 734

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Kevin Love 144

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Kevin Love 55

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Kevin Love 41

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Kevin Love 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Kevin Love .400

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kevin Love .397

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Kevin Love .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Kevin Love 16.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kevin Love 10.6 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Kevin Love 2.5 (2015)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kevin Love 1.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

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.