Mel Counts vs. Oscar Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Oscar Robertson 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.

Oscar Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Oscar Robertson: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Oscar Robertson 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Oscar Robertson 10

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Oscar Robertson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Oscar Robertson 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Oscar Robertson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Oscar Robertson 11

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 Oscar Robertson 6

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Oscar Robertson 25.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Oscar Robertson 7.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Oscar Robertson 9.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Oscar Robertson 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Oscar Robertson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Oscar Robertson 26,710

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Oscar Robertson 7,804

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Oscar Robertson 9,887

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Oscar Robertson 77 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Oscar Robertson 1,040

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Oscar Robertson .485

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Oscar Robertson .838

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Oscar Robertson 31.4 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Oscar Robertson 12.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Oscar Robertson 11.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Oscar Robertson 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Oscar Robertson 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Oscar Robertson 22.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Oscar Robertson 6.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Oscar Robertson 8.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Oscar Robertson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Oscar Robertson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Oscar Robertson 1,910

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Oscar Robertson 578

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Oscar Robertson 769

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Oscar Robertson 15 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Oscar Robertson 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Oscar Robertson .460

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Oscar Robertson .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Oscar Robertson 31.8 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Oscar Robertson 13.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Oscar Robertson 12.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Oscar Robertson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Oscar Robertson 0.3 (1974) *

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.