Mel Counts vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens 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.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Lenny Wilkens - *

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.