Steven Adams vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.