Mel Counts vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld 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.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader Mel Counts 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Wes Unseld 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Wes Unseld 1.5 (1980) *

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. 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.