Mel Counts vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace 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.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Mel Counts 0 * Metta World Peace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

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.