Tyson Chandler vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Tyson Chandler 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

Tyson Chandler

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyson Chandler: 2001-02 to 2019-20
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyson Chandler 1 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Tyson Chandler 19 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Tyson Chandler 10 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Tyson Chandler 1 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tyson Chandler 1 Mel Counts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyson Chandler 1 Mel Counts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyson Chandler 3 Mel Counts 0

Defensive Player of The Year Tyson Chandler 1 Mel Counts 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyson Chandler 8.2 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Tyson Chandler 9.0 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Tyson Chandler 0.8 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Tyson Chandler 0.5 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tyson Chandler 1.2 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyson Chandler 9,509 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Tyson Chandler 10,467 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Tyson Chandler 967 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Tyson Chandler 630 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Tyson Chandler 1,335 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Tyson Chandler 1,160 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyson Chandler .597 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Tyson Chandler .000 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyson Chandler .644 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyson Chandler 11.8 (2008) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tyson Chandler 12.4 (2007) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tyson Chandler 1.2 (2018) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tyson Chandler 0.9 (2012) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tyson Chandler 1.8 (2007) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyson Chandler 6.9 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Tyson Chandler 8.1 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Tyson Chandler 0.5 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Tyson Chandler 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tyson Chandler 1.1 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyson Chandler 523 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Tyson Chandler 619 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Tyson Chandler 37 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Tyson Chandler 43 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Tyson Chandler 85 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Tyson Chandler 76 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyson Chandler .566 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Tyson Chandler - Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyson Chandler .628 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyson Chandler 11.7 (2005) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Tyson Chandler 10.8 (2015) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tyson Chandler 1.3 (2005) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tyson Chandler 1.4 (2012) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyson Chandler 2.2 (2005) 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.