Mel Counts vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash 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.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

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.