Mel Counts vs. Tom Heinsohn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Heinsohn 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.

Tom Heinsohn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Tom Heinsohn 8

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Tom Heinsohn 9

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Tom Heinsohn 9

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Tom Heinsohn 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Tom Heinsohn 4

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Tom Heinsohn 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Tom Heinsohn 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Tom Heinsohn 8.8

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Tom Heinsohn 2.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Tom Heinsohn 12,194

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Tom Heinsohn 5,749

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Tom Heinsohn 1,318

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Tom Heinsohn 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Tom Heinsohn .405

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Tom Heinsohn .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Tom Heinsohn 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Tom Heinsohn 9.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Tom Heinsohn 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Tom Heinsohn 2,058

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Tom Heinsohn 954

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Tom Heinsohn 215

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Tom Heinsohn 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Tom Heinsohn .402

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Tom Heinsohn .743

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.