Mel Counts vs. Stephon Marbury Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephon Marbury 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.

Stephon Marbury

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Stephon Marbury: 1996-97 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Stephon Marbury 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Stephon Marbury 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Stephon Marbury 5

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Stephon Marbury 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Stephon Marbury 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Stephon Marbury 19.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Stephon Marbury 3.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Stephon Marbury 7.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Stephon Marbury 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Stephon Marbury 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Stephon Marbury 16,297

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Stephon Marbury 2,516

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Stephon Marbury 6,471

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Stephon Marbury 1,022

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Stephon Marbury 121

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Stephon Marbury 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Stephon Marbury .433

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Stephon Marbury .325

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Stephon Marbury .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Stephon Marbury 23.9 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Stephon Marbury 3.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Stephon Marbury 8.9 (1999)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Stephon Marbury 1.6 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Stephon Marbury 0.3 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Stephon Marbury 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Stephon Marbury 2.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Stephon Marbury 4.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Stephon Marbury 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Stephon Marbury 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Stephon Marbury 402

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Stephon Marbury 82

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Stephon Marbury 146

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Stephon Marbury 29

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Stephon Marbury 0

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Stephon Marbury 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Stephon Marbury .355

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Stephon Marbury .273

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Stephon Marbury .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Stephon Marbury 22.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Stephon Marbury 4.3 (2004)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Stephon Marbury 7.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Stephon Marbury 2.4 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Stephon Marbury 0.0 (2009)

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.