Mel Counts vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mel Counts 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Mel Counts 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.