Mel Counts vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone 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.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Mel Counts 0 Moses Malone 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Moses Malone 151

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

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. 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.