Mel Counts vs. Manu Ginobili Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Manu Ginobili 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.

Manu Ginobili

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Manu Ginobili: 2002-03 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Manu Ginobili 4

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Manu Ginobili 16

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Manu Ginobili 15

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Manu Ginobili 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Manu Ginobili 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Manu Ginobili 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Manu Ginobili 3.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Manu Ginobili 3.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Manu Ginobili 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Manu Ginobili 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Manu Ginobili 14,043

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Manu Ginobili 3,697

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Manu Ginobili 4,001

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Manu Ginobili 1,392

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Manu Ginobili 319

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Manu Ginobili 1,057

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Manu Ginobili .447

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Manu Ginobili .369

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Manu Ginobili .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Manu Ginobili 19.5 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Manu Ginobili 4.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Manu Ginobili 4.9 (2010)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Manu Ginobili 1.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Manu Ginobili 0.4 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Manu Ginobili 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Manu Ginobili 4.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Manu Ginobili 3.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Manu Ginobili 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Manu Ginobili 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Manu Ginobili 3,054

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Manu Ginobili 874

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Manu Ginobili 827

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Manu Ginobili 292

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Manu Ginobili 61

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Manu Ginobili 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Manu Ginobili .433

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Manu Ginobili .358

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Manu Ginobili .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Manu Ginobili 20.8 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Manu Ginobili 5.8 (2005)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Manu Ginobili 6.0 (2010)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Manu Ginobili 2.6 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Manu Ginobili 0.9 (2015)

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.