Mel Counts vs. Lou Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lou Williams 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.

Lou Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Lou Williams: 2005-06 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Lou Williams 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Lou Williams 17

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Lou Williams 10

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Lou Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Lou Williams 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Lou Williams 3.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Lou Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Lou Williams 15,593

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Lou Williams 2,484

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Lou Williams 3,789

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Lou Williams 952

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Lou Williams 192

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Lou Williams 1,123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Lou Williams .419

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Lou Williams .351

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Lou Williams .842

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Lou Williams 22.6 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Lou Williams 3.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Lou Williams 5.6 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Lou Williams 1.3 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Lou Williams 0.3 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Lou Williams 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Lou Williams 2.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Lou Williams 2.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Lou Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Lou Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Lou Williams 1,015

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Lou Williams 199

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Lou Williams 250

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Lou Williams 74

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Lou Williams 7

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Lou Williams 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Lou Williams .400

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Lou Williams .276

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Lou Williams .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Lou Williams 21.7 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Lou Williams 3.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Lou Williams 7.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Lou Williams 1.5 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Lou Williams 0.2 (2019)

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.