Mel Counts vs. Luguentz Dort Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Luguentz Dort 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Luguentz Dort: 2019-20 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Luguentz Dort 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Luguentz Dort 7

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Luguentz Dort 3

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Luguentz Dort 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Luguentz Dort 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Luguentz Dort 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Luguentz Dort 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Luguentz Dort 3.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Luguentz Dort 1.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Luguentz Dort 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Luguentz Dort 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Luguentz Dort 4,552

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Luguentz Dort 1,455

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Luguentz Dort 600

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Luguentz Dort 361

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Luguentz Dort 155

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Luguentz Dort 377

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Luguentz Dort .407

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Luguentz Dort .358

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Luguentz Dort .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Luguentz Dort 17.2 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Luguentz Dort 4.6 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Luguentz Dort 2.1 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Luguentz Dort 1.1 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Luguentz Dort 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Luguentz Dort 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Luguentz Dort 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Luguentz Dort 1.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Luguentz Dort 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Luguentz Dort 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Luguentz Dort 364

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Luguentz Dort 157

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Luguentz Dort 46

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Luguentz Dort 44

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Luguentz Dort 18

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Luguentz Dort 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Luguentz Dort .363

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Luguentz Dort .339

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Luguentz Dort .679

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Luguentz Dort 12.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Luguentz Dort 4.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Luguentz Dort 2.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Luguentz Dort 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Luguentz Dort 1.0 (2020)

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.