Mel Counts vs. Kevin McHale Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Kevin McHale 3

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Kevin McHale 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Kevin McHale 13

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Kevin McHale 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Kevin McHale 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Kevin McHale 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Kevin McHale 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Kevin McHale 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Kevin McHale 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Kevin McHale 7.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Kevin McHale 1.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Kevin McHale 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin McHale 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Kevin McHale 17,335

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Kevin McHale 7,122

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Kevin McHale 1,670

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Kevin McHale 344

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Kevin McHale 1,690

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Kevin McHale 971

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Kevin McHale .554

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kevin McHale .261

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Kevin McHale .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Kevin McHale 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Kevin McHale 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Kevin McHale 1.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin McHale 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kevin McHale 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Kevin McHale 3,182

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Kevin McHale 1,253

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Kevin McHale 274

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Kevin McHale 65

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Kevin McHale 281

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Kevin McHale 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Kevin McHale .561

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kevin McHale .381

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Kevin McHale .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986)

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.