Mel Counts vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Tim Hardaway Jr. 11

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Tim Hardaway Jr. 5

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 457

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 101

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Tim Hardaway Jr. 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Tim Hardaway Jr. .418

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tim Hardaway Jr. .360

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Tim Hardaway Jr. .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Tim Hardaway Jr. 329

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Tim Hardaway Jr. 73

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Tim Hardaway Jr. 36

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 9

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 1

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Tim Hardaway Jr. 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Tim Hardaway Jr. .381

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tim Hardaway Jr. .329

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Tim Hardaway Jr. .685

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016)

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.