Mel Counts vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

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.