Mel Counts vs. Jalen Suggs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Suggs and Mel Counts 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

Mel Counts

vs.

Jalen Suggs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Jalen Suggs: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Jalen Suggs 3

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Jalen Suggs 1

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Jalen Suggs 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Jalen Suggs 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Jalen Suggs 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jalen Suggs 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Jalen Suggs 2,031

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Jalen Suggs 561

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Jalen Suggs 569

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Jalen Suggs 232

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Jalen Suggs 93

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Jalen Suggs 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Jalen Suggs .422

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jalen Suggs .333

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Jalen Suggs .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Jalen Suggs 12.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jalen Suggs 3.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Jalen Suggs 4.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Jalen Suggs 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Jalen Suggs 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Jalen Suggs 14.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Jalen Suggs 5.1

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Jalen Suggs 3.3

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Jalen Suggs 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Jalen Suggs 103

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Jalen Suggs 36

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Jalen Suggs 23

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Jalen Suggs 9

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Jalen Suggs 3

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Jalen Suggs 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Jalen Suggs .402

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Jalen Suggs .292

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Jalen Suggs .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Jalen Suggs 14.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Jalen Suggs 5.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Jalen Suggs 3.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jalen Suggs 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Jalen Suggs 0.4 (2024)

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.