Mel Counts vs. Caleb Martin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Caleb Martin and Mel Counts, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Mel Counts played 12 years in the NBA, 7 more than Caleb Martin, who played 5. Mel Counts had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Caleb Martin had his rookie season in 2019-20. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Mel Counts 12 8 1964-65 to 1975-76
Caleb Martin 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1964-652019-20
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 54 10.6 4.8 - - 4.9 0.4 - - - 2.5 1.9 5.0 .368 - - - 1.1 1.4 .784
Caleb Martin 18 17.6 6.2 0.6 1.6 2.1 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.1 4.7 .440 1.1 2.1 .541 0.9 1.2 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 4 7.5 2.3 - - 2.8 0.3 - - - 2.5 1.0 3.8 .267 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1965-662020-21
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 67 15.2 8.4 - - 6.4 0.7 - - - 3.1 3.3 8.2 .403 - - - 1.8 2.2 .828
Caleb Martin 53 15.4 5.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.8 .375 0.6 2.4 .248 0.8 1.2 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 10 8.2 4.3 - - 4.0 0.3 - - - 2.6 1.4 3.9 .359 - - - 1.5 1.7 .882
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1966-672021-22
Team Baltimore Bullets, Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 56 15.4 7.6 - - 6.1 0.9 - - - 3.3 3.2 7.5 .422 - - - 1.2 1.7 .734
Caleb Martin 60 22.9 9.2 1.2 2.7 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.7 3.5 6.8 .507 1.1 2.6 .413 1.2 1.6 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 3 9.7 4.7 - - 2.7 0.0 - - - 2.0 1.7 6.3 .263 - - - 1.3 1.3 1.000
Caleb Martin 17 12.3 4.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.9 4.7 .400 0.6 1.9 .303 0.1 0.4 .333

Season 4
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1967-682022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 82 21.2 11.7 - - 8.9 1.7 - - - 3.8 4.7 9.9 .475 - - - 2.3 3.1 .748
Caleb Martin 71 29.3 9.6 1.2 3.6 4.8 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.0 3.6 7.7 .464 1.2 3.3 .356 1.3 1.6 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 15 20.4 8.6 - - 8.9 1.6 - - - 3.5 3.6 6.7 .535 - - - 1.4 2.1 .677
Caleb Martin 23 30.2 12.7 1.2 4.3 5.4 1.6 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.4 4.7 9.0 .529 1.9 4.5 .423 1.3 1.5 .829

Season 5
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1968-692023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 77 24.2 12.4 - - 7.8 1.4 - - - 2.9 5.1 11.3 .450 - - - 2.3 2.9 .805
Caleb Martin 64 27.4 10.0 1.2 3.2 4.4 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.2 2.0 3.8 8.7 .431 1.3 3.6 .349 1.2 1.5 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 18 24.6 11.2 - - 7.9 1.4 - - - 3.7 4.1 10.7 .385 - - - 3.0 3.9 .761
Caleb Martin 5 35.2 11.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.8 4.2 9.0 .467 2.2 5.0 .440 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 6
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1969-70-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 81 27.1 12.6 - - 8.4 2.0 - - - 3.8 5.4 12.6 .427 - - - 1.9 2.5 .776
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 14 15.1 6.1 - - 5.3 1.1 - - - 3.4 2.6 6.3 .420 - - - 0.8 0.9 .846
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1970-71-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 80 20.9 11.0 - - 6.3 1.7 - - - 3.5 4.6 10.0 .457 - - - 1.9 2.5 .753
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts ------- --- ----------
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1971-72-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 76 11.9 5.2 - - 3.4 1.3 - - - 2.1 1.9 4.5 .427 - - - 1.3 1.8 .721
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts ------- --- ----------
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1972-73-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 66 10.0 4.6 - - 3.8 1.0 - - - 1.6 2.0 4.5 .449 - - - 0.6 0.9 .672
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 17 19.2 9.1 - - 6.1 1.6 - - - 3.0 3.6 7.8 .459 - - - 1.9 2.4 .780
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1973-74-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 45 11.1 3.2 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.2 0.4 0.5 - 1.9 1.4 3.7 .365 - - - 0.5 0.7 .727
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 4 8.5 3.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 - 0.8 1.5 3.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1974-75-
Team New Orleans Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 75 18.9 6.9 1.4 4.5 5.9 2.4 0.7 0.6 - 2.6 2.9 6.6 .438 - - - 1.1 1.5 .761
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts ------- --- ----------
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Mel Counts Caleb Martin
Season 1975-76-
Team New Orleans Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts 30 10.6 3.0 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.3 0.5 0.3 - 2.5 1.2 3.0 .407 - - - 0.5 0.7 .762
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mel Counts ------- --- ----------
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
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