Mel Counts vs. Latrell Sprewell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Latrell Sprewell 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.

Latrell Sprewell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Latrell Sprewell: 1992-93 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Latrell Sprewell 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Latrell Sprewell 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Latrell Sprewell 5

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Latrell Sprewell 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Latrell Sprewell 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Latrell Sprewell 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Latrell Sprewell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Latrell Sprewell 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Latrell Sprewell 4.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Latrell Sprewell 4.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Latrell Sprewell 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Latrell Sprewell 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Latrell Sprewell 16,712

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Latrell Sprewell 3,724

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Latrell Sprewell 3,664

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Latrell Sprewell 1,294

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Latrell Sprewell 399

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Latrell Sprewell 913

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Latrell Sprewell .425

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Latrell Sprewell .337

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Latrell Sprewell .804

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Latrell Sprewell 24.2 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Latrell Sprewell 4.9 (1994)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Latrell Sprewell 6.3 (1997)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Latrell Sprewell 2.2 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Latrell Sprewell 0.9 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Latrell Sprewell 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Latrell Sprewell 4.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Latrell Sprewell 3.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Latrell Sprewell 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Latrell Sprewell 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Latrell Sprewell 1,223

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Latrell Sprewell 269

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Latrell Sprewell 211

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Latrell Sprewell 73

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Latrell Sprewell 27

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Latrell Sprewell 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Latrell Sprewell .418

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Latrell Sprewell .330

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Latrell Sprewell .803

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Latrell Sprewell 22.7 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Latrell Sprewell 4.8 (1999)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Latrell Sprewell 7.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Latrell Sprewell 1.6 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Latrell Sprewell 1.0 (1994)

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.