Mel Counts vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Mel Counts 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Mel Counts 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Mel Counts 789 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * LeBron James 275

Total Games Mel Counts 85 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.