Mel Counts vs. Mark Jackson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mark Jackson 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.

Mark Jackson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Mark Jackson: 1987-88 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Mark Jackson 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Mark Jackson 17

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Mark Jackson 14

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Mark Jackson 1

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 Mark Jackson 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Mark Jackson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Mark Jackson 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Mark Jackson 3.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Mark Jackson 8.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Mark Jackson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Mark Jackson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Mark Jackson 12,489

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Mark Jackson 4,963

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Mark Jackson 10,334

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Mark Jackson 1,608

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Mark Jackson 117

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Mark Jackson 1,296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Mark Jackson .447

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Mark Jackson .332

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Mark Jackson .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Mark Jackson 16.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Mark Jackson 4.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Mark Jackson 11.4 (1997)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Mark Jackson 2.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Mark Jackson 0.2 (1995)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Mark Jackson 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Mark Jackson 3.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Mark Jackson 6.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Mark Jackson 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Mark Jackson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Mark Jackson 1,185

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Mark Jackson 477

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Mark Jackson 905

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Mark Jackson 131

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Mark Jackson 8

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Mark Jackson 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Mark Jackson .432

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Mark Jackson .345

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Mark Jackson .777

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Mark Jackson 15.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Mark Jackson 5.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Mark Jackson 10.1 (1989)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Mark Jackson 2.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Mark Jackson 0.3 (1991)

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.