Mel Counts vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay 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.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

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.