Walt Bellamy vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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.