Mel Counts FC

Current Team: N/A

Born: Oct 16, 1941 (82 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Coos Bay, Oregon

Nationality: United States

Height: 7-0 (213cm)     Weight: 230 (104kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1964 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 7, Boston Celtics

Pre-Draft Team: Oregon State (Sr)

High School: Marshfield High School [Coos Bay, Oregon]

Compare player?
Change player?
 

Jump to: NBA NCAA FAQ

Mel Counts Player Profile

NBA Career

12 Years Of Service - 2x NBA Champion

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964-65 BOS 54 - 10.6 4.78 1.85 5.04 .368 - - - 1.07 1.37 .784 - - 4.91 0.35 - - - 2.48
1965-66 BOS 67 - 15.2 8.39 3.30 8.19 .403 - - - 1.79 2.16 .828 - - 6.45 0.75 - - - 3.09
1966-67 * All Teams 56 - 15.4 7.55 3.16 7.48 .422 - - - 1.23 1.68 .734 - - 6.14 0.93 - - - 3.27
1966-67 * LAL 31 - 16.7 8.52 3.61 8.13 .444 - - - 1.29 1.74 .741 - - 6.10 0.71 - - - 3.29
1966-67 * WAS 25 - 13.7 6.36 2.60 6.68 .389 - - - 1.16 1.60 .725 - - 6.20 1.20 - - - 3.24
1967-68 LAL 82 - 21.2 11.68 4.68 9.85 .475 - - - 2.32 3.10 .748 - - 8.93 1.70 - - - 3.77
1968-69 LAL 77 - 24.2 12.44 5.06 11.26 .450 - - - 2.31 2.87 .805 - - 7.79 1.42 - - - 2.90
1969-70 LAL 81 - 27.1 12.64 5.36 12.56 .427 - - - 1.93 2.48 .776 - - 8.43 1.98 - - - 3.75
1970-71 PHX 80 - 20.9 10.99 4.56 9.99 .457 - - - 1.86 2.48 .753 - - 6.29 1.70 - - - 3.49
1971-72 PHX 76 - 11.9 5.20 1.93 4.53 .427 - - - 1.33 1.84 .721 - - 3.38 1.26 - - - 2.09
1972-73 * All Teams 66 - 10.0 4.59 2.00 4.45 .449 - - - 0.59 0.88 .672 - - 3.83 0.98 - - - 1.61
1972-73 * LAL 59 - 10.4 4.97 2.15 4.71 .457 - - - 0.66 0.98 .672 - - 4.02 1.05 - - - 1.66
1972-73 * PHL 7 - 6.7 1.43 0.71 2.29 .313 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 - - 2.29 0.43 - - - 1.14
1973-74 LAL 45 - 11.1 3.24 1.36 3.71 .365 - - - 0.53 0.73 .727 1.24 2.00 3.24 1.20 0.44 0.51 - 1.89
1974-75 NOJ 75 - 18.9 6.93 2.89 6.60 .438 - - - 1.15 1.51 .761 1.36 4.52 5.88 2.43 0.65 0.57 - 2.61
1975-76 NOJ 30 - 10.6 3.00 1.23 3.03 .407 - - - 0.53 0.70 .762 0.90 2.43 3.33 1.27 0.53 0.27 - 2.47
CAREER   789 - 17.4 8.26 3.38 7.76 .435 - - - 1.50 1.97 .764 1.23 3.35 6.03 1.39 0.57 0.49 - 2.86

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964-65 BOS 54 - 572 258 100 272 .368 - - - 58 74 .784 - - 265 19 - - - 134
1965-66 BOS 67 - 1,021 562 221 549 .403 - - - 120 145 .828 - - 432 50 - - - 207
1966-67 * All Teams 56 - 860 423 177 419 .422 - - - 69 94 .734 - - 344 52 - - - 183
1966-67 * LAL 31 - 517 264 112 252 .444 - - - 40 54 .741 - - 189 22 - - - 102
1966-67 * WAS 25 - 343 159 65 167 .389 - - - 29 40 .725 - - 155 30 - - - 81
1967-68 LAL 82 - 1,739 958 384 808 .475 - - - 190 254 .748 - - 732 139 - - - 309
1968-69 LAL 77 - 1,866 958 390 867 .450 - - - 178 221 .805 - - 600 109 - - - 223
1969-70 LAL 81 - 2,193 1,024 434 1,017 .427 - - - 156 201 .776 - - 683 160 - - - 304
1970-71 PHX 80 - 1,669 879 365 799 .457 - - - 149 198 .753 - - 503 136 - - - 279
1971-72 PHX 76 - 906 395 147 344 .427 - - - 101 140 .721 - - 257 96 - - - 159
1972-73 * All Teams 66 - 658 303 132 294 .449 - - - 39 58 .672 - - 253 65 - - - 106
1972-73 * LAL 59 - 611 293 127 278 .457 - - - 39 58 .672 - - 237 62 - - - 98
1972-73 * PHL 7 - 47 10 5 16 .313 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 16 3 - - - 8
1973-74 LAL 45 - 499 146 61 167 .365 - - - 24 33 .727 56 90 146 54 20 23 - 85
1974-75 NOJ 75 - 1,421 520 217 495 .438 - - - 86 113 .761 102 339 441 182 49 43 - 196
1975-76 NOJ 30 - 319 90 37 91 .407 - - - 16 21 .762 27 73 100 38 16 8 - 74
CAREER   789 - 13,723 6,516 2,665 6,122 .435 - - - 1,186 1,552 .764 185 502 4,756 1,100 85 74 - 2,259

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1964-65 BOS 54 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033 - - 0.27 40 12 .769 -0.40 1.80 1.50
1965-66 BOS 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .078 - - 0.26 46 21 .687 0.30 2.60 2.90
1966-67 * All Teams 56 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .089 - - 0.22 19 37 .339 0.10 0.90 1.00
1966-67 * LAL 31 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .035 - - 0.21 17 14 .548 0.30 0.50 0.80
1966-67 * WAS 25 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .026 - - 0.24 2 23 .080 -0.20 0.40 0.20
1967-68 LAL 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .137 - - 0.31 52 30 .634 3.00 2.00 5.00
1968-69 LAL 77 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 - - 0.25 51 26 .662 2.30 1.90 4.30
1969-70 LAL 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 - - 0.20 46 35 .568 -0.50 3.20 2.70
1970-71 PHX 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 - - 0.25 46 34 .575 1.70 2.50 4.20
1971-72 PHX 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .068 - - 0.41 47 29 .618 0.50 1.40 1.90
1972-73 * All Teams 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .066 - - 0.20 43 22 .662 0.30 1.20 1.50
1972-73 * LAL 59 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051 - - 0.21 43 15 .741 0.40 1.20 1.60
1972-73 * PHL 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .002 - - 0.00 0 7 .000 -0.10 - -0.10
1973-74 LAL 45 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033 - - 0.20 26 19 .578 -0.40 0.70 0.30
1974-75 NOJ 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 - - 0.23 23 51 .311 0.20 1.80 2.00
1975-76 NOJ 30 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .022 - - 0.23 12 18 .400 -0.10 0.60 0.40
CAREER   789 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .075 - - 0.25 451 334 .575 6.60 18.50 25.20

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1964-65 BOS 54 - .424 .368 - - - 4.43 - - - - 115.14 - 0.95 - - 12.58
1965-66 BOS 67 - .459 .403 - - - 7.09 - - - - 123.01 - 1.02 - - 15.65
1966-67 * All Teams 56 - .459 .422 - - - 8.08 - - - - 115.65 - 1.01 - - 13.91
1966-67 * LAL 31 - .479 .444 - - - 5.67 - - - - 118.52 - 1.05 - - 14.03
1966-67 * WAS 25 - .431 .389 - - - 11.69 - - - - 111.42 - 0.95 - - 13.92
1967-68 LAL 82 - .521 .475 - - - 10.76 - - - - 122.33 - 1.19 - - 18.79
1968-69 LAL 77 - .497 .450 - - - 8.48 - - - - 125.53 - 1.10 - - 16.78
1969-70 LAL 81 - .463 .427 - - - 10.04 - - - - 120.29 - 1.01 - - 13.75
1970-71 PHX 80 - .496 .457 - - - 12.22 - - - - 120.93 - 1.10 - - 15.86
1971-72 PHX 76 - .487 .427 - - - 14.26 - - - - 114.88 - 1.15 - - 14.03
1972-73 * All Teams 66 - .474 .449 - - - 13.37 - - - - 112.14 - 1.03 - - 16.40
1972-73 * LAL 59 - .483 .457 - - - 13.74 - - - - 112.92 - 1.05 - - 16.94
1972-73 * PHL 7 - .313 .313 - - - 8.25 - - - - 31.25 - 0.62 - - 6.12
1973-74 LAL 45 - .402 .365 10.68 15.85 13.37 14.00 - 1.72 2.18 - 109.25 - 0.87 - 95.2 11.34
1974-75 NOJ 75 - .477 .438 6.96 24.71 15.55 18.73 - 1.50 1.61 - 119.94 - 1.05 - 95.6 14.74
1975-76 NOJ 30 - .449 .407 8.34 22.97 15.59 16.38 - 2.25 1.35 - 116.85 - 0.99 - 92.7 12.17
CAREER   789 - .479 .435 8.01 21.70 14.86 11.23 - 1.66 1.69 - 119.95 - 1.06 - 94.5 15.28

More Mel Counts NBA Stats »

NBA Transactions

May 4, 1964 - The Boston Celtics selected Mel Counts in Round 1 with Pick 7 in the 1964 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1964 - Mel Counts signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Sep 1, 1966 - Mel Counts was acquired by the Baltimore Bullets from the Boston Celtics in a trade.
Jan 16, 1967 - Mel Counts was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Baltimore Bullets in a trade.
May 20, 1970 - Mel Counts was acquired by the Phoenix Suns from the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade.
Oct 10, 1972 - Mel Counts was acquired by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Phoenix Suns in a trade.
Nov 2, 1972 - Mel Counts was acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Philadelphia Sixers in a trade.
Jun 13, 1974 - Mel Counts was acquired by the New Orleans Jazz from the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade.
Feb 16, 1976 - The New Orleans Jazz placed the contract of Mel Counts on waivers.
Feb 18, 1976 - Mel Counts, previously with the New Orleans Jazz, became a free agent.

More NBA Transactions »

NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1965, 1966

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964-65 BOS 4 - 7.5 2.25 1.00 3.75 .267 - - - 0.25 0.25 1.000 - - 2.75 0.25 - - - 2.50
1965-66 BOS 10 - 8.2 4.30 1.40 3.90 .359 - - - 1.50 1.70 .882 - - 4.00 0.30 - - - 2.60
1966-67 LAL 3 - 9.7 4.67 1.67 6.33 .263 - - - 1.33 1.33 1.000 - - 2.67 0.00 - - - 2.00
1967-68 LAL 15 - 20.4 8.60 3.60 6.73 .535 - - - 1.40 2.07 .677 - - 8.87 1.60 - - - 3.47
1968-69 LAL 18 - 24.6 11.22 4.11 10.67 .385 - - - 3.00 3.94 .761 - - 7.94 1.44 - - - 3.72
1969-70 LAL 14 - 15.1 6.07 2.64 6.29 .420 - - - 0.79 0.93 .846 - - 5.29 1.14 - - - 3.43
1972-73 LAL 17 - 19.2 9.06 3.59 7.82 .459 - - - 1.88 2.41 .780 - - 6.12 1.65 - - - 3.00
1973-74 LAL 4 - 8.5 3.00 1.50 3.00 .500 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 0.50 1.00 1.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 - 0.75
CAREER   85 - 17.2 7.62 3.00 7.05 .426 - - - 1.62 2.09 .775 0.50 1.00 6.11 1.18 0.50 0.50 - 3.09

Mel Counts Full Playoff History »

NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1964-65 BOS 4 - 30 9 4 15 .267 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 11 1 - - - 10
1965-66 BOS 10 - 82 43 14 39 .359 - - - 15 17 .882 - - 40 3 - - - 26
1966-67 LAL 3 - 29 14 5 19 .263 - - - 4 4 1.000 - - 8 0 - - - 6
1967-68 LAL 15 - 306 129 54 101 .535 - - - 21 31 .677 - - 133 24 - - - 52
1968-69 LAL 18 - 442 202 74 192 .385 - - - 54 71 .761 - - 143 26 - - - 67
1969-70 LAL 14 - 212 85 37 88 .420 - - - 11 13 .846 - - 74 16 - - - 48
1972-73 LAL 17 - 327 154 61 133 .459 - - - 32 41 .780 - - 104 28 - - - 51
1973-74 LAL 4 - 34 12 6 12 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 2 4 6 2 2 2 - 3
CAREER   85 - 1,462 648 255 599 .426 - - - 138 178 .775 2 4 519 100 2 2 - 263

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1964-65 BOS 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .009 - - 0.07 2 1 .667 -0.10 0.10 -0.10
1965-66 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .023 - - 0.44 6 4 .600 - 0.20 0.20
1966-67 LAL 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .039 - - 0.21 0 2 .000 -0.10 - -0.10
1967-68 LAL 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .117 - - 0.31 10 5 .667 0.70 0.40 1.10
1968-69 LAL 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 - - 0.37 11 7 .611 0.10 0.70 0.90
1969-70 LAL 14 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .066 - - 0.15 9 5 .643 - 0.20 0.20
1972-73 LAL 17 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 - - 0.31 9 8 .529 0.50 0.50 1.10
1973-74 LAL 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .043 - - 0.00 0 4 .000 - - -
CAREER   85 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .079 - - 0.30 47 36 .566 0.70 1.60 2.30

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1964-65 BOS 4 - .291 .267 - - - 4.06 - - - - 126.67 - 0.60 - - 1.70
1965-66 BOS 10 - .463 .359 - - - 5.09 - - - - 124.13 - 1.10 - - 14.13
1966-67 LAL 3 - .337 .263 - - - - - - - - 126.32 - 0.74 - - 4.70
1967-68 LAL 15 - .563 .535 - - - 10.57 - - - - 121.21 - 1.28 - - 17.53
1968-69 LAL 18 - .452 .385 - - - 8.96 - - - - 114.60 - 1.05 - - 13.91
1969-70 LAL 14 - .453 .420 - - - 10.15 - - - - 126.66 - 0.97 - - 11.56
1972-73 LAL 17 - .510 .459 - - - 12.86 - - - - 123.91 - 1.16 - - 16.55
1973-74 LAL 4 - .500 .500 5.08 12.38 8.37 9.97 - 2.75 3.03 - 50.00 - 1.00 - 98.5 14.25
CAREER   85 - .478 .426 5.08 12.38 8.37 9.65 - 2.75 3.03 - 120.10 - 1.08 - 98.5 14.16

More Mel Counts NBA Playoff Stats »

NCAA Career

College: Oregon State (1964)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1960-61 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1961-62 Oregon State So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1962-63 Oregon State Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1963-64 Oregon State Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American Second Team - 1964
NABC All-American Second Team - 1963, 1964
AP All-American Second Team - 1964
USBWA All-American First Team - 1964
UPI All-American Second Team - 1964


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Mel Counts?

Mel Counts is 82 years old.

What is the height of Mel Counts?

Mel Counts is 7-0 (213cm) tall.

What is the weight of Mel Counts?

Mel Counts is 230 lbs (104kg).

What is the birthday of Mel Counts?

Mel Counts was born on Oct 16, 1941.

What position does Mel Counts play?

Mel Counts plays the FC position.

What was the pre-draft team of Mel Counts?

Mel Counts was drafted out of Oregon State.

What high school did Mel Counts attend?

Mel Counts attended Marshfield High School in Coos Bay, Oregon.

What nationality is Mel Counts?

Mel Counts has a United States nationality.

Where was Mel Counts born?

Mel Counts was born in Coos Bay, Oregon.

How many NBA seasons has Mel Counts played?

Mel Counts played 12 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Mel Counts?

Mel Counts had career averages 8.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists in 789 games.

What are the career totals of Mel Counts?

Mel Counts had career totals of 6,516 points, 4,756 rebounds, 1,100 assists, 74 blocks, 85 steals in 789 games.

How many teams has Mel Counts been on?

Mel Counts played for 6 NBA teams in his career - Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Jazz, Philadelphia Sixers, Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards.

When was Mel Counts drafted?

Mel Counts was drafted in the 1st round (#9 overall) of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.

What is Mel Counts' career high in points?

Mel Counts averaged a career high 12.6 points per game in 1969-1970.

What is Mel Counts' career high in rebounds?

Mel Counts averaged a career high 8.9 rebounds per game in 1967-1968.

What is Mel Counts' career high in assists?

Mel Counts averaged a career high 2.4 assists per game in 1974-1975.

What is the career PER of Mel Counts'?

Mel Counts had a career PER of 15.3.

How many championships has Mel Counts won?

Mel Counts has won 2 NBA championships.