Mel Counts vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood 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.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) *

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. 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.