Rick Barry vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mel Counts 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mel Counts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Mel Counts 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mel Counts 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mel Counts 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mel Counts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. 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.