Mel Counts vs. Zach LaVine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zach LaVine 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.

Zach LaVine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Zach LaVine 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Zach LaVine 10

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Zach LaVine 1

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Zach LaVine 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Zach LaVine 20.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Zach LaVine 4.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Zach LaVine 3.9

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Zach LaVine 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Zach LaVine 11,866

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Zach LaVine 2,350

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Zach LaVine 2,285

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Zach LaVine 513

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Zach LaVine 171

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Zach LaVine 580

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Zach LaVine .464

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Zach LaVine .382

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Zach LaVine .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Zach LaVine 19.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Zach LaVine 5.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Zach LaVine 6.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Zach LaVine 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Zach LaVine 77

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Zach LaVine 21

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Zach LaVine 24

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Zach LaVine 3

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Zach LaVine 1

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Zach LaVine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Zach LaVine .429

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Zach LaVine .375

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Zach LaVine .933

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022)

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.