Mel Counts vs. Taurean Prince Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Taurean Prince 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
Taurean Prince: 2016-17 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Taurean Prince 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Taurean Prince 10

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Taurean Prince 5

NBA Cups Won Mel Counts 0 * Taurean Prince 2 *

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Taurean Prince 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Taurean Prince 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Taurean Prince 3.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Taurean Prince 1.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Taurean Prince 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Taurean Prince 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Taurean Prince 5,794

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Taurean Prince 2,104

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Taurean Prince 1,013

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Taurean Prince 481

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Taurean Prince 226

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Taurean Prince 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Taurean Prince .428

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Taurean Prince .384

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Taurean Prince .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Taurean Prince 14.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Taurean Prince 6.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Taurean Prince 2.6 (2018)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Taurean Prince 1.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Taurean Prince 0.6 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Taurean Prince 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Taurean Prince 2.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Taurean Prince 1.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Taurean Prince 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Taurean Prince 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Taurean Prince 179

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Taurean Prince 64

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Taurean Prince 29

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Taurean Prince 10

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Taurean Prince 6

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Taurean Prince 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Taurean Prince .430

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Taurean Prince .307

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Taurean Prince .897

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Taurean Prince 11.2 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Taurean Prince 5.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Taurean Prince 1.6 (2025)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Taurean Prince 0.6 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Taurean Prince 0.4 (2024)

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.