Mel Counts vs. Ricky Rubio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Rubio 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.

Ricky Rubio

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Ricky Rubio 12

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Ricky Rubio 3

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Ricky Rubio 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Ricky Rubio 4.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Ricky Rubio 7.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Ricky Rubio 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ricky Rubio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Ricky Rubio 7,570

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Ricky Rubio 2,830

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Ricky Rubio 5,160

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Ricky Rubio 1,226

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Ricky Rubio 94

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Ricky Rubio 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Ricky Rubio .388

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Ricky Rubio .324

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Ricky Rubio .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Ricky Rubio 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Ricky Rubio 4.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Ricky Rubio 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ricky Rubio 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Ricky Rubio 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Ricky Rubio 161

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Ricky Rubio 66

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Ricky Rubio 88

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Ricky Rubio 21

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Ricky Rubio 4

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Ricky Rubio 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Ricky Rubio .384

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Ricky Rubio .269

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Ricky Rubio .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018)

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.