Mel Counts vs. Scottie Pippen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Scottie Pippen 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.

Scottie Pippen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Scottie Pippen: 1987-88 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Scottie Pippen 6

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Scottie Pippen 17

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Scottie Pippen 16

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Scottie Pippen 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Scottie Pippen 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Scottie Pippen 7

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Scottie Pippen 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Scottie Pippen 10

Steals Leader Mel Counts 0 * Scottie Pippen 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Scottie Pippen 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Scottie Pippen 6.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Scottie Pippen 5.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Scottie Pippen 2.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Scottie Pippen 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Scottie Pippen 18,940

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Scottie Pippen 7,494

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Scottie Pippen 6,135

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Scottie Pippen 2,307

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Scottie Pippen 947

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Scottie Pippen 1,178

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Scottie Pippen .473

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Scottie Pippen .326

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Scottie Pippen .704

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Scottie Pippen 22.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Scottie Pippen 8.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Scottie Pippen 7.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Scottie Pippen 2.9 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Scottie Pippen 1.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Scottie Pippen 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Scottie Pippen 7.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Scottie Pippen 5.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Scottie Pippen 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Scottie Pippen 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Scottie Pippen 3,642

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Scottie Pippen 1,583

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Scottie Pippen 1,048

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Scottie Pippen 395

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Scottie Pippen 185

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Scottie Pippen 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Scottie Pippen .444

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Scottie Pippen .303

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Scottie Pippen .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Scottie Pippen 22.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Scottie Pippen 11.8 (1999)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Scottie Pippen 6.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Scottie Pippen 2.7 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Scottie Pippen 1.3 (1990)

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.