Mel Counts vs. Willis Reed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willis Reed 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.

Willis Reed

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Willis Reed: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Willis Reed 2

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Willis Reed 10

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Willis Reed 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Willis Reed 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Willis Reed 1

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Willis Reed 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Willis Reed 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Willis Reed 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Counts 0 * Willis Reed 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Willis Reed 1

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Willis Reed 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 Willis Reed 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Willis Reed 12.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Willis Reed 1.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Willis Reed 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Willis Reed 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Willis Reed 12,183

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Willis Reed 8,414

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Willis Reed 1,186

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Willis Reed 12 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Willis Reed 21 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Willis Reed 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Willis Reed .476

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Willis Reed .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Willis Reed 21.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Willis Reed 14.7 (1965)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Willis Reed 2.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Willis Reed 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Willis Reed 1.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Willis Reed 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Willis Reed 10.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Willis Reed 1.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Willis Reed 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Willis Reed 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Willis Reed 1,358

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Willis Reed 801

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Willis Reed 149

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Willis Reed 2 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Willis Reed 0 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Willis Reed 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Willis Reed .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Willis Reed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Willis Reed .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Willis Reed 27.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Willis Reed 14.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Willis Reed 2.8 (1970)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Willis Reed 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Willis Reed 0.0 (1974) *

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.