Sam Cassell vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.