Mel Counts vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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.

Nikola Vucevic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Nikola Vucevic 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Nikola Vucevic 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Nikola Vucevic 2.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Nikola Vucevic 15,370

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Nikola Vucevic 9,435

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Nikola Vucevic 2,556

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Nikola Vucevic 760

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Nikola Vucevic 792

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Nikola Vucevic 899

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Nikola Vucevic .495

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .341

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Nikola Vucevic .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (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.