Mel Counts
Mel Grant Counts , "Goose"
Born: October 16, 1941
Coos Bay, OR USA
Position: C-F
High School: Marshfield
College: Oregon State
Drafted: 1964, Round 1 Pick 7, #7 Overall
Height: 7'0"
Weight: 230
Career: 1964-65-1975-76
Mel Counts averaged 8.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in his 789-game career with the Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns. He began playing during the 1964-65 season and last took the court during the 1975-76 campaign.
Boston Celtics |
Baltimore Bullets |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Phoenix Suns |
Philadelphia 76ers |
New Orleans Jazz |
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 54 | 572 | 272 | 100 | 74 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 258 | ||
1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 67 | 1021 | 549 | 221 | 145 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 432 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 562 | ||
1966-67 | Baltimore Bullets | 25 | 343 | 167 | 65 | 40 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 159 | ||
1966-67 | Los Angeles Lakers | 31 | 517 | 252 | 112 | 54 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 264 | ||
1967-68 | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 1739 | 808 | 384 | 254 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 732 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 958 | ||
1968-69 | Los Angeles Lakers | 77 | 1866 | 867 | 390 | 221 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 958 | ||
1969-70 | Los Angeles Lakers | 81 | 2193 | 1017 | 434 | 201 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 683 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 1024 | ||
1970-71 | Phoenix Suns | 80 | 1669 | 799 | 365 | 198 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 879 | ||
1971-72 | Phoenix Suns | 76 | 906 | 344 | 147 | 140 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 395 | ||
1972-73 | Los Angeles Lakers | 59 | 611 | 278 | 127 | 58 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 293 | ||
1972-73 | Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | ||
1973-74 | Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 499 | 167 | 61 | 33 | 24 | 56 | 90 | 146 | 54 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 85 | 146 | ||
1974-75 | New Orleans Jazz | 75 | 1421 | 495 | 217 | 113 | 86 | 102 | 339 | 441 | 182 | 49 | 43 | 0 | 196 | 520 | ||
1975-76 | New Orleans Jazz | 30 | 319 | 91 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 73 | 100 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 90 | ||
Totals | 789 | 13723 | 6122 | 2665 | 0 | 0 | 1552 | 1186 | 185 | 502 | 4756 | 1100 | 85 | 74 | 0 | 2259 | 6516 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 54 | 10.6 | 36.8 | 78.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.8 | |
1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 67 | 15.2 | 40.3 | 82.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 8.4 | |
1966-67 | Baltimore Bullets | 25 | 13.7 | 38.9 | 72.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 6.4 | |
1966-67 | Los Angeles Lakers | 31 | 16.7 | 44.4 | 74.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 8.5 | |
1967-68 | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 21.2 | 47.5 | 74.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 11.7 | |
1968-69 | Los Angeles Lakers | 77 | 24.2 | 45.0 | 80.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 12.4 | |
1969-70 | Los Angeles Lakers | 81 | 27.1 | 42.7 | 77.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 12.6 | |
1970-71 | Phoenix Suns | 80 | 20.9 | 45.7 | 75.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 11.0 | |
1971-72 | Phoenix Suns | 76 | 11.9 | 42.7 | 72.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.2 | |
1972-73 | Los Angeles Lakers | 59 | 10.4 | 45.7 | 67.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 5.0 | |
1972-73 | Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 6.7 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | ||
1973-74 | Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 11.1 | 36.5 | 72.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | |
1974-75 | New Orleans Jazz | 75 | 18.9 | 43.8 | 76.1 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 6.9 | |
1975-76 | New Orleans Jazz | 30 | 10.6 | 40.7 | 76.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
Averages | 789 | 17.4 | 43.5 | 76.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 8.3 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 4 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | ||
1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 82 | 39 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 43 | ||
1966-67 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | ||
1967-68 | Los Angeles Lakers | 15 | 306 | 101 | 54 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 129 | ||
1968-69 | Los Angeles Lakers | 18 | 442 | 192 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 202 | ||
1969-70 | Los Angeles Lakers | 14 | 212 | 88 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 85 | ||
1972-73 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 327 | 133 | 61 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 154 | ||
1973-74 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||
Totals | 85 | 1462 | 599 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 138 | 2 | 4 | 519 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 263 | 648 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1964-65 | Boston Celtics | 4 | 7.5 | 26.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | |
1965-66 | Boston Celtics | 10 | 8.2 | 35.9 | 88.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 4.3 | |
1966-67 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3 | 9.7 | 26.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | |
1967-68 | Los Angeles Lakers | 15 | 20.4 | 53.5 | 67.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 8.6 | |
1968-69 | Los Angeles Lakers | 18 | 24.6 | 38.5 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 11.2 | |
1969-70 | Los Angeles Lakers | 14 | 15.1 | 42.0 | 84.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 6.1 | |
1972-73 | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 19.2 | 45.9 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.1 | |
1973-74 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 8.5 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | ||
Averages | 789 | 17.2 | 42.6 | 77.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 7.6 |