Mel Counts vs. Stephen Curry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Curry 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Stephen Curry 4

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Stephen Curry 17

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Stephen Curry 10

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Stephen Curry 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Stephen Curry 2

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Stephen Curry 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Stephen Curry 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Stephen Curry 11

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Stephen Curry 2

Steals Leader Mel Counts 0 * Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Stephen Curry 4.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Stephen Curry 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Stephen Curry 25,832

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Stephen Curry 4,878

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Stephen Curry 6,604

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Stephen Curry 1,574

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Stephen Curry 274

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Stephen Curry 1,042

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Stephen Curry .471

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Stephen Curry .423

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Stephen Curry .912

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Stephen Curry 0.6 (2026)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Stephen Curry 26.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Stephen Curry 5.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Stephen Curry 6.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Stephen Curry 4,147

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Stephen Curry 828

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Stephen Curry 953

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Stephen Curry 231

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Stephen Curry 50

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Stephen Curry 155

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Stephen Curry .454

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Stephen Curry .397

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Stephen Curry .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Stephen Curry 0.8 (2025)

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.