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 advanced
- PER
- 15.3
- True shooting
- .479
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 27.7
- WS per 48
- .097
- Box plus/minus
- -0.6
- VORP
- 0.8
- Best season, WS
- 5.0
- Best season, BPM
- 0.2
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 6
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | BOS | 23 | 54 | 572 | 13.5 | .424 | .368 | – | -0.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .123 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 24 | 67 | 1,021 | 16.4 | .459 | .403 | – | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | .137 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | 2+ teams | 25 | 56 | 860 | 13.9 | .459 | .422 | – | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .054 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 26 | 82 | 1,739 | 18.4 | .521 | .475 | – | 3.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | .139 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 27 | 77 | 1,866 | 16.5 | .497 | .450 | – | 2.3 | 1.9 | 4.3 | .110 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 28 | 81 | 2,193 | 13.9 | .463 | .427 | – | -0.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | .060 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | PHO | 29 | 80 | 1,669 | 15.8 | .496 | .457 | – | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | .121 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | PHO | 30 | 76 | 906 | 13.8 | .487 | .427 | – | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .101 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | 2+ teams | 31 | 66 | 658 | 16.3 | .474 | .449 | – | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .111 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 32 | 45 | 499 | 11.4 | .402 | .365 | – | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .031 | -3.0 | 0.8 | -2.2 | 0.0 | – | 95 |
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 33 | 75 | 1,421 | 14.8 | .477 | .438 | – | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | .069 | -0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | – | 96 |
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 34 | 30 | 319 | 12.2 | .449 | .407 | – | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .062 | -3.6 | 1.9 | -1.7 | 0.0 | – | 93 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.