Mel Counts
- Seasons
- 1964-65 to 1975-76
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 7′0″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Born
- Oct 16, 1941
- College
- Oregon State
- Draft
- 1964, round 1, pick 9
2Championships
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 12 | 789 | 6,516 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 27.7 |
| Playoffs | 8 | 85 | 648 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 1.2 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | BOS | 54 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 62-18 | Won title | 2.3 | |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 67 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 54-26 | Won title | 4.3 | |
| 1966-67 | BAL | 25 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 20-61 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 31 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 36-45 | Lost 2nd round | 4.7 | |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 82 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 52-30 | Lost Finals | 8.6 | |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 77 | 12.4 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 55-27 | Lost Finals | 11.2 | |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 81 | 12.6 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 46-36 | Lost Finals | 6.1 | |
| 1970-71 | PHO | 80 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 48-34 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1971-72 | PHO | 76 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 49-33 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1972-73 | PHI | 7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 9-73 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 59 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 60-22 | Lost Finals | 9.1 | |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 45 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 47-35 | Lost 2nd round | 3.0 | |
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 75 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 23-59 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 30 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 38-44 | Missed playoffs | – |