Mel Counts

Mel Counts

Los Angeles Lakers

2× NBA Champion 1965-66, 1964-65

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
8.3
0.74× era
peak 1969-70 · 1.07×
RPG
6.0
1.10× era
peak 1967-68 · 1.56×
APG
1.4
0.63× era
peak 1974-75 · 1.07×
SPG
0.1
BPG
0.1

Shooting Percentages

FG%
42.9%
3P%
0.0%
FT%
75.1%

Career Totals

Games Played
789
Total Points
6512
Total Rebounds
4748
Total Assists
1105
Total Steals
86
Total Blocks
76

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG3711151964-651970-711975-761964-65: 4.8 PPG1965-66: 8.4 PPG1966-67: 8.5 PPG1967-68: 11.7 PPG1968-69: 12.4 PPG1969-70: 12.6 PPG1970-71: 11.0 PPG1971-72: 5.2 PPG1972-73: 5.0 PPG1973-74: 3.2 PPG1974-75: 6.9 PPG1975-76: 3.0 PPG1964-65: 4.9 RPG1965-66: 6.4 RPG1966-67: 6.1 RPG1967-68: 8.9 RPG1968-69: 7.8 RPG1969-70: 8.4 RPG1970-71: 6.3 RPG1971-72: 3.4 RPG1972-73: 4.0 RPG1973-74: 3.2 RPG1974-75: 5.9 RPG1975-76: 3.3 RPG1964-65: 0.4 APG1965-66: 0.7 APG1966-67: 0.7 APG1967-68: 1.7 APG1968-69: 1.4 APG1969-70: 2.0 APG1970-71: 1.7 APG1971-72: 1.3 APG1972-73: 1.1 APG1973-74: 1.2 APG1974-75: 2.4 APG1975-76: 1.3 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

Usage & Playmaking

Rebounding & Efficiency

TS%
47.8%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
43.5%
Effective Field Goal Percentage

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 85
PPG 7.6
RPG 6.1
APG 1.2
FG% 42.5%
3P% 0.0%
FT% 76.2%

Season-by-Season Statistics

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Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1975-76 NOJ 30 10.6 3.0 3.3 1.3 0.5 0.3 40.7% 0.0% 76.2%
1974-75 NOJ 75 18.9 6.9 5.9 2.4 0.7 0.6 43.8% 0.0% 76.1%
1973-74 LAL 45 11.1 3.2 3.2 1.2 0.4 0.5 36.5% 0.0% 72.7%
1972-73 LAL 59 10.4 5.0 4.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 45.7% 0.0% 67.2%
1971-72 PHX 76 11.9 5.2 3.4 1.3 0.0 0.0 42.7% 0.0% 72.1%
1970-71 PHX 80 20.9 11.0 6.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 45.7% 0.0% 75.3%
1969-70 LAL 81 27.1 12.6 8.4 2.0 0.0 0.0 42.7% 0.0% 77.6%
1968-69 LAL 77 24.2 12.4 7.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 45.0% 0.0% 80.5%
1967-68 LAL 82 21.2 11.7 8.9 1.7 0.0 0.0 47.5% 0.0% 74.8%
1966-67 LAL 31 16.7 8.5 6.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 44.4% 0.0% 74.1%
1965-66 BOS 67 15.2 8.4 6.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 40.3% 0.0% 82.8%
1964-65 BOS 54 10.6 4.8 4.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 36.8% 0.0% 78.4%

Players Like Mel Counts

Most stylistically similar by career averages — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and shooting splits.

1 Thomas Sanders 1960 – 1972 9.6p 6.3r 1.1a 2 Jim Krebs 1957 – 1963 8.0p 6.2r 0.8a 3 Mccoy McLemore 1964 – 1971 8.9p 5.5r 1.3a 4 Bob Hopkins 1956 – 1959 8.2p 5.6r 0.7a 5 Ben Warley 1962 – 1966 6.1p 5.3r 0.7a