Wilt Chamberlain vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Mel Counts 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Mel Counts 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Mel Counts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Mel Counts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Mel Counts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Mel Counts 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Mel Counts 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Mel Counts 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Mel Counts 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Mel Counts 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.