RJ Barrett vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.