Mel Counts vs. Max Strus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Max Strus 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.

Max Strus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Max Strus: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Max Strus 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Max Strus 5

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Max Strus 4

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Max Strus 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Max Strus 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Max Strus 3.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Max Strus 2.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Max Strus 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Max Strus 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Max Strus 2,738

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Max Strus 840

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Max Strus 570

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Max Strus 145

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Max Strus 59

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Max Strus 259

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Max Strus .424

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Max Strus .365

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Max Strus .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Max Strus 12.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Max Strus 4.8 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Max Strus 4.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Max Strus 0.9 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Max Strus 0.4 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Max Strus 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Max Strus 3.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Max Strus 1.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Max Strus 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Max Strus 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Max Strus 452

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Max Strus 182

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Max Strus 85

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Max Strus 27

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Max Strus 15

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Max Strus 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Max Strus .389

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Max Strus .319

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Max Strus .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Max Strus 10.9 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Max Strus 5.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Max Strus 2.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Max Strus 1.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Max Strus 0.4 (2022)

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.