Mikal Bridges vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Mel Counts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Mel Counts 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Mel Counts 0.5 (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.