Mel Counts vs. Lamar Odom Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lamar Odom 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.

Lamar Odom

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Lamar Odom: 1999-00 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Lamar Odom 2

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Lamar Odom 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Lamar Odom 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Lamar Odom 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Lamar Odom 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Lamar Odom 8.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Lamar Odom 3.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Lamar Odom 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Lamar Odom 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Lamar Odom 12,781

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Lamar Odom 8,059

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Lamar Odom 3,554

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Lamar Odom 848

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Lamar Odom 892

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Lamar Odom 961

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Lamar Odom .463

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Lamar Odom .312

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Lamar Odom .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Lamar Odom 17.2 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Lamar Odom 10.6 (2008)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Lamar Odom 5.9 (2002)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Lamar Odom 1.2 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Lamar Odom 1.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Lamar Odom 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Lamar Odom 8.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Lamar Odom 2.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Lamar Odom 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Lamar Odom 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Lamar Odom 1,407

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Lamar Odom 955

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Lamar Odom 264

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Lamar Odom 72

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Lamar Odom 112

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Lamar Odom 108

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Lamar Odom .479

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Lamar Odom .303

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Lamar Odom .643

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Lamar Odom 19.4 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Lamar Odom 13.0 (2007)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Lamar Odom 4.9 (2006)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Lamar Odom 1.2 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Lamar Odom 1.3 (2009)

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.