Mel Counts vs. Naz Reid Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Naz Reid 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.

Naz Reid

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Naz Reid: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Naz Reid 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Naz Reid 5

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Naz Reid 2

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Naz Reid 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Naz Reid 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Naz Reid 4.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Naz Reid 1.1

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Naz Reid 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Naz Reid 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Naz Reid 3,561

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Naz Reid 1,503

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Naz Reid 361

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Naz Reid 198

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Naz Reid 295

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Naz Reid 326

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Naz Reid .496

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Naz Reid .371

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Naz Reid .717

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Naz Reid 13.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Naz Reid 5.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Naz Reid 1.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Naz Reid 0.8 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Naz Reid 1.1 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Naz Reid 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Naz Reid 3.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Naz Reid 0.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Naz Reid 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Naz Reid 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Naz Reid 201

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Naz Reid 73

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Naz Reid 16

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Naz Reid 9

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Naz Reid 18

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Naz Reid 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Naz Reid .453

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Naz Reid .368

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Naz Reid .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Naz Reid 11.1 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Naz Reid 3.7 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Naz Reid 1.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Naz Reid 0.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Naz Reid 1.2 (2022)

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.