Mel Counts vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Russell Westbrook 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Russell Westbrook 7.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Russell Westbrook 2,877

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Russell Westbrook 856

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Russell Westbrook 920

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Russell Westbrook 210

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Russell Westbrook 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Russell Westbrook .406

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .298

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Russell Westbrook .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

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.