Mel Counts vs. Marc Gasol Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marc Gasol 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.

Marc Gasol

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Marc Gasol: 2008-09 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Marc Gasol 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Marc Gasol 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Marc Gasol 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Marc Gasol 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Marc Gasol 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Marc Gasol 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Marc Gasol 1

Defensive Player of The Year Mel Counts 0 * Marc Gasol 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Marc Gasol 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Marc Gasol 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Marc Gasol 3.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Marc Gasol 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Marc Gasol 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Marc Gasol 12,514

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Marc Gasol 6,604

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Marc Gasol 2,996

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Marc Gasol 792

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Marc Gasol 1,254

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Marc Gasol 891

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Marc Gasol .481

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Marc Gasol .360

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Marc Gasol .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Marc Gasol 19.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Marc Gasol 9.3 (2010)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Marc Gasol 4.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Marc Gasol 1.1 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Marc Gasol 1.9 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Marc Gasol 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Marc Gasol 7.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Marc Gasol 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Marc Gasol 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Marc Gasol 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Marc Gasol 1,331

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Marc Gasol 747

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Marc Gasol 321

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Marc Gasol 83

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Marc Gasol 140

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Marc Gasol 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Marc Gasol .444

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Marc Gasol .366

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Marc Gasol .808

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Marc Gasol 19.7 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Marc Gasol 11.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Marc Gasol 4.5 (2015)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Marc Gasol 1.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Marc Gasol 2.2 (2013)

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.