Vince Carter vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Vince Carter 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

Vince Carter

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vince Carter: 1998-99 to 2019-20
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vince Carter 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Vince Carter 22 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Vince Carter 11 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Vince Carter 8 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vince Carter 2 Mel Counts 0

Rookie of The Year Vince Carter 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 16.7 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 4.3 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.1 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.0 Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.6 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 25,728 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 6,606 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Vince Carter 4,714 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Vince Carter 1,530 Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 888 Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Vince Carter 1,541 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .435 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .371 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .798 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 27.6 (2001) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 6.0 (2007) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 5.1 (2008) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.6 (2002) Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.5 (1999) Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 18.1 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 5.4 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.4 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.1 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.5 Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 1,593 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 477 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Vince Carter 295 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Vince Carter 94 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 47 Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Vince Carter 88 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .416 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .338 Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .796 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 29.6 (2006) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 8.5 (2005) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 6.3 (2000) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 2.3 (2005) Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.7 (2001) 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.