Mel Counts vs. Tim Duncan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Duncan 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.

Tim Duncan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Tim Duncan 5

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Tim Duncan 19

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Tim Duncan 18

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Tim Duncan 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Tim Duncan 2

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Tim Duncan 3

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Tim Duncan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Tim Duncan 15

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Tim Duncan 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Tim Duncan 15

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Tim Duncan 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Tim Duncan 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Tim Duncan 10.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tim Duncan 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Tim Duncan 26,496

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Tim Duncan 15,091

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Tim Duncan 4,225

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Tim Duncan 1,025

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Tim Duncan 3,020

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Tim Duncan 1,392

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Tim Duncan .506

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tim Duncan .179

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Tim Duncan .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Tim Duncan 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Tim Duncan 11.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tim Duncan 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Tim Duncan 5,172

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Tim Duncan 2,859

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Tim Duncan 764

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Tim Duncan 168

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Tim Duncan 568

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Tim Duncan 251

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Tim Duncan .501

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tim Duncan .143

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Tim Duncan .689

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002)

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.