Mel Counts vs. Tim Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Hardaway 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 Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Tim Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Tim Hardaway 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Tim Hardaway 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Tim Hardaway 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Tim Hardaway 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Tim Hardaway 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Tim Hardaway 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Tim Hardaway 3.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Tim Hardaway 8.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tim Hardaway 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Tim Hardaway 15,373

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Tim Hardaway 2,855

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Tim Hardaway 7,095

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Tim Hardaway 1,428

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Tim Hardaway 129

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Tim Hardaway 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Tim Hardaway .431

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tim Hardaway .355

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Tim Hardaway .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Tim Hardaway 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Tim Hardaway 3.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Tim Hardaway 6.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tim Hardaway 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Tim Hardaway 943

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Tim Hardaway 172

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Tim Hardaway 382

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Tim Hardaway 88

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Tim Hardaway 9

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Tim Hardaway 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Tim Hardaway .393

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tim Hardaway .320

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Tim Hardaway .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991)

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.