Mel Counts vs. Kyrie Irving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyrie Irving 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.

Kyrie Irving

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Kyrie Irving 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Kyrie Irving 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Kyrie Irving 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Kyrie Irving 3

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Kyrie Irving 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Kyrie Irving 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Kyrie Irving 5.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kyrie Irving 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Kyrie Irving 17,199

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Kyrie Irving 2,933

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Kyrie Irving 4,134

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Kyrie Irving 956

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Kyrie Irving 314

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Kyrie Irving 729

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Kyrie Irving .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .393

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Kyrie Irving .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Kyrie Irving 23.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Kyrie Irving 3.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Kyrie Irving 4.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kyrie Irving 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Kyrie Irving 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Kyrie Irving 1,853

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Kyrie Irving 300

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Kyrie Irving 382

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Kyrie Irving 114

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Kyrie Irving 46

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Kyrie Irving 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Kyrie Irving .458

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .395

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Kyrie Irving .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022)

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.