Mel Counts vs. Tyrese Haliburton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tyrese Haliburton 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Tyrese Haliburton: 2020-21 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Tyrese Haliburton 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Tyrese Haliburton 5

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Tyrese Haliburton 2

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Tyrese Haliburton 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Tyrese Haliburton 2

Assists Leader Mel Counts 0 Tyrese Haliburton 1

NBA Cup 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Tyrese Haliburton 1 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Tyrese Haliburton 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Tyrese Haliburton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Tyrese Haliburton 8.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Tyrese Haliburton 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tyrese Haliburton 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Tyrese Haliburton 5,842

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Tyrese Haliburton 1,218

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Tyrese Haliburton 2,947

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Tyrese Haliburton 490

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Tyrese Haliburton 199

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Tyrese Haliburton 333

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Tyrese Haliburton .477

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tyrese Haliburton .392

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Tyrese Haliburton .855

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Tyrese Haliburton 20.7 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tyrese Haliburton 4.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Tyrese Haliburton 10.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Tyrese Haliburton 1.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Tyrese Haliburton 0.7 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Tyrese Haliburton 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Tyrese Haliburton 5.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Tyrese Haliburton 8.4

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tyrese Haliburton 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Tyrese Haliburton 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Tyrese Haliburton 679

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Tyrese Haliburton 195

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Tyrese Haliburton 320

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Tyrese Haliburton 49

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Tyrese Haliburton 25

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Tyrese Haliburton 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Tyrese Haliburton .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Tyrese Haliburton .358

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Tyrese Haliburton .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Tyrese Haliburton 18.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Tyrese Haliburton 5.3 (2025)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Tyrese Haliburton 8.6 (2025)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tyrese Haliburton 1.3 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Tyrese Haliburton 0.7 (2024)

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.