Paolo Banchero vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Paolo Banchero 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

Paolo Banchero

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 2 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 1 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 21.3 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 3,241 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,051 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 700 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 131 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 86 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 152 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .442 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .321 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.6 (2024) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 (2024) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 24.8 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.2 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.4 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 124 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 36 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 22 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 4 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 3 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 5 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .485 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .379 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .714 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 24.8 (2024) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.2 (2024) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.4 (2024) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 (2024) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) 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.