Mel Counts vs. Trae Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Trae Young 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.

Trae Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Trae Young: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Trae Young 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Trae Young 6

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Trae Young 3

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Trae Young 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Trae Young 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Trae Young 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Trae Young 3.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Trae Young 9.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Trae Young 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Trae Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Trae Young 10,379

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Trae Young 1,451

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Trae Young 3,868

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Trae Young 414

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Trae Young 62

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Trae Young 407

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Trae Young .436

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Trae Young .355

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Trae Young .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Trae Young 29.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Trae Young 4.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Trae Young 10.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Trae Young 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Trae Young 0.2 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Trae Young 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Trae Young 3.4

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Trae Young 9.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Trae Young 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Trae Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Trae Young 713

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Trae Young 92

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Trae Young 243

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Trae Young 33

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Trae Young 4

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Trae Young 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Trae Young .402

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Trae Young .297

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Trae Young .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Trae Young 29.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Trae Young 5.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Trae Young 10.2 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Trae Young 1.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Trae Young 0.7 (2023)

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.