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Mel Counts

Mel Grant Counts (Goose)

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 7-0    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: October 16, 1941 in Coos Bay, Oregon
High School: Marshfield in Coos Bay, Oregon
College: Oregon State University

Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall) of the 1964 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 23 BOS NBA 54 572 100 272 .368 58 74 .784 265 19 134 258
1965-66 24 BOS NBA 67 1021 221 549 .403 120 145 .828 432 50 207 562
1966-67 25 TOT NBA 56 860 177 419 .422 69 94 .734 344 52 183 423
1966-67 25 BAL NBA 25 343 65 167 .389 29 40 .725 155 30 81 159
1966-67 25 LAL NBA 31 517 112 252 .444 40 54 .741 189 22 102 264
1967-68 26 LAL NBA 82 1739 384 808 .475 190 254 .748 732 139 309 958
1968-69 27 LAL NBA 77 1866 390 867 .450 178 221 .805 600 109 223 958
1969-70 28 LAL NBA 81 2193 434 1017 .427 156 201 .776 683 160 304 1024
1970-71 29 PHO NBA 80 1669 365 799 .457 149 198 .753 503 136 279 879
1971-72 30 PHO NBA 76 906 147 344 .427 101 140 .721 257 96 159 395
1972-73 31 TOT NBA 66 658 132 294 .449 39 58 .672 253 65 106 303
1972-73 31 PHI NBA 7 47 5 16 .313 0 0 16 3 8 10
1972-73 31 LAL NBA 59 611 127 278 .457 39 58 .672 237 62 98 293
1973-74 32 LAL NBA 45 499 61 167 .365 24 33 .727 56 90 146 54 20 23 85 146
1974-75 33 NOJ NBA 75 1421 217 495 .438 86 113 .761 102 339 441 182 49 43 196 520
1975-76 34 NOJ NBA 30 319 37 91 .407 16 21 .762 27 73 100 38 16 8 74 90
Career NBA 789 13723 2665 6122 .435 1186 1552 .764 185 502 4756 1100 85 74 2259 6516

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 23 BOS NBA 54 10.6 1.9 5.0 .368 1.1 1.4 .784 4.9 0.4 2.5 4.8
1965-66 24 BOS NBA 67 15.2 3.3 8.2 .403 1.8 2.2 .828 6.4 0.7 3.1 8.4
1966-67 25 TOT NBA 56 15.4 3.2 7.5 .422 1.2 1.7 .734 6.1 0.9 3.3 7.6
1966-67 25 BAL NBA 25 13.7 2.6 6.7 .389 1.2 1.6 .725 6.2 1.2 3.2 6.4
1966-67 25 LAL NBA 31 16.7 3.6 8.1 .444 1.3 1.7 .741 6.1 0.7 3.3 8.5
1967-68 26 LAL NBA 82 21.2 4.7 9.9 .475 2.3 3.1 .748 8.9 1.7 3.8 11.7
1968-69 27 LAL NBA 77 24.2 5.1 11.3 .450 2.3 2.9 .805 7.8 1.4 2.9 12.4
1969-70 28 LAL NBA 81 27.1 5.4 12.6 .427 1.9 2.5 .776 8.4 2.0 3.8 12.6
1970-71 29 PHO NBA 80 20.9 4.6 10.0 .457 1.9 2.5 .753 6.3 1.7 3.5 11.0
1971-72 30 PHO NBA 76 11.9 1.9 4.5 .427 1.3 1.8 .721 3.4 1.3 2.1 5.2
1972-73 31 TOT NBA 66 10.0 2.0 4.5 .449 0.6 0.9 .672 3.8 1.0 1.6 4.6
1972-73 31 PHI NBA 7 6.7 0.7 2.3 .313 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.4 1.1 1.4
1972-73 31 LAL NBA 59 10.4 2.2 4.7 .457 0.7 1.0 .672 4.0 1.1 1.7 5.0
1973-74 32 LAL NBA 45 11.1 1.4 3.7 .365 0.5 0.7 .727 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.2 0.4 0.5 1.9 3.2
1974-75 33 NOJ NBA 75 18.9 2.9 6.6 .438 1.1 1.5 .761 1.4 4.5 5.9 2.4 0.7 0.6 2.6 6.9
1975-76 34 NOJ NBA 30 10.6 1.2 3.0 .407 0.5 0.7 .762 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.3 0.5 0.3 2.5 3.0
Career NBA 789 17.4 3.4 7.8 .435 1.5 2.0 .764 1.2 3.3 6.0 1.4 0.6 0.5 2.9 8.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 23 BOS NBA 54 572 6.3 17.1 .368 3.7 4.7 .784 16.7 1.2 8.4 16.2
1965-66 24 BOS NBA 67 1021 7.8 19.4 .403 4.2 5.1 .828 15.2 1.8 7.3 19.8
1966-67 25 TOT NBA 56 860 7.4 17.5 .422 2.9 3.9 .734 14.4 2.2 7.7 17.7
1966-67 25 BAL NBA 25 343 6.8 17.5 .389 3.0 4.2 .725 16.3 3.1 8.5 16.7
1966-67 25 LAL NBA 31 517 7.8 17.5 .444 2.8 3.8 .741 13.2 1.5 7.1 18.4
1967-68 26 LAL NBA 82 1739 7.9 16.7 .475 3.9 5.3 .748 15.2 2.9 6.4 19.8
1968-69 27 LAL NBA 77 1866 7.5 16.7 .450 3.4 4.3 .805 11.6 2.1 4.3 18.5
1969-70 28 LAL NBA 81 2193 7.1 16.7 .427 2.6 3.3 .776 11.2 2.6 5.0 16.8
1970-71 29 PHO NBA 80 1669 7.9 17.2 .457 3.2 4.3 .753 10.8 2.9 6.0 19.0
1971-72 30 PHO NBA 76 906 5.8 13.7 .427 4.0 5.6 .721 10.2 3.8 6.3 15.7
1972-73 31 TOT NBA 66 658 7.2 16.1 .449 2.1 3.2 .672 13.8 3.6 5.8 16.6
1972-73 31 PHI NBA 7 47 3.8 12.3 .313 0.0 0.0 12.3 2.3 6.1 7.7
1972-73 31 LAL NBA 59 611 7.5 16.4 .457 2.3 3.4 .672 14.0 3.7 5.8 17.3
1973-74 32 LAL NBA 45 499 4.4 12.0 .365 1.7 2.4 .727 4.0 6.5 10.5 3.9 1.4 1.7 6.1 10.5
1974-75 33 NOJ NBA 75 1421 5.5 12.5 .438 2.2 2.9 .761 2.6 8.6 11.2 4.6 1.2 1.1 5.0 13.2
1975-76 34 NOJ NBA 30 319 4.2 10.3 .407 1.8 2.4 .762 3.0 8.2 11.3 4.3 1.8 0.9 8.4 10.2
Career NBA 789 13723 7.0 16.1 .435 3.1 4.1 .764 3.0 8.1 12.5 2.9 1.4 1.2 5.9 17.1

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1964-65 23 BOS NBA 54 572 13.5 .424 .368 4.4 -0.4 1.8 1.5
1965-66 24 BOS NBA 67 1021 16.4 .459 .403 7.1 0.3 2.6 2.9
1966-67 25 TOT NBA 56 860 13.9 .459 .422 8.1 0.1 0.9 1.0
1966-67 25 BAL NBA 25 343 13.9 .431 .389 11.7 -0.2 0.4 0.2
1966-67 25 LAL NBA 31 517 13.8 .479 .444 5.7 0.3 0.5 0.8
1967-68 26 LAL NBA 82 1739 18.4 .521 .475 10.8 3.0 2.0 5.0
1968-69 27 LAL NBA 77 1866 16.5 .497 .450 8.5 2.3 1.9 4.3
1969-70 28 LAL NBA 81 2193 13.9 .463 .427 10.0 -0.5 3.2 2.7
1970-71 29 PHO NBA 80 1669 15.8 .496 .457 13.8 12.2 1.7 2.5 4.2
1971-72 30 PHO NBA 76 906 13.8 .487 .427 13.6 14.3 0.5 1.4 1.9
1972-73 31 TOT NBA 66 658 16.3 .474 .449 17.5 13.3 0.3 1.2 1.5
1972-73 31 PHI NBA 7 47 6.2 .313 .313 15.2 8.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1972-73 31 LAL NBA 59 611 17.1 .483 .457 17.7 13.7 0.4 1.2 1.6
1973-74 32 LAL NBA 45 499 11.4 .402 .365 10.7 15.9 13.4 14.0 1.7 2.2 95 -0.4 0.7 0.3
1974-75 33 NOJ NBA 75 1421 14.8 .477 .438 7.0 24.7 15.5 18.7 1.5 1.6 96 0.2 1.8 2.0
1975-76 34 NOJ NBA 30 319 12.2 .449 .407 8.3 23.0 15.6 16.4 2.3 1.3 93 -0.1 0.6 0.4
Career NBA 789 13723 15.3 .479 .435 8.0 22.5 14.7 11.2 1.7 1.7 95 7.0 20.7 27.7

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1964-65 23 BOS NBA 4 30 4 15 1 1 11 1 10 9 .267 1.000 7.5 2.3 2.8 0.3
1965-66 24 BOS NBA 10 82 14 39 15 17 40 3 26 43 .359 .882 8.2 4.3 4.0 0.3
1966-67 25 LAL NBA 3 29 5 19 4 4 8 0 6 14 .263 1.000 9.7 4.7 2.7 0.0
1967-68 26 LAL NBA 15 306 54 101 21 31 133 24 52 129 .535 .677 20.4 8.6 8.9 1.6
1968-69 27 LAL NBA 18 442 74 192 54 71 143 26 67 202 .385 .761 24.6 11.2 7.9 1.4
1969-70 28 LAL NBA 14 212 37 88 11 13 74 16 48 85 .420 .846 15.1 6.1 5.3 1.1
1972-73 31 LAL NBA 17 327 61 133 32 41 104 28 51 154 .459 .780 19.2 9.1 6.1 1.6
1973-74 32 LAL NBA 4 34 6 12 0 0 2 6 2 2 2 3 12 .500 8.5 3.0 1.5 0.5
Career NBA 85 1462 255 599 138 178 2 519 100 2 2 263 648 .426 .775 17.2 7.6 6.1 1.2

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1964-65 23 BOS NBA 4 30 1.8 .291 .267 4.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
1965-66 24 BOS NBA 10 82 14.5 .463 .359 5.1 0.0 0.2 0.2
1966-67 25 LAL NBA 3 29 5.0 .337 .263 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1967-68 26 LAL NBA 15 306 18.2 .563 .535 10.6 0.7 0.4 1.1
1968-69 27 LAL NBA 18 442 14.8 .452 .385 9.0 0.1 0.7 0.9
1969-70 28 LAL NBA 14 212 11.7 .453 .420 10.2 0.0 0.2 0.2
1972-73 31 LAL NBA 17 327 17.8 .510 .459 14.5 12.9 0.5 0.5 1.1
1973-74 32 LAL NBA 4 34 14.9 .500 .500 5.1 12.4 8.4 10.0 2.7 3.0 99 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 85 1462 15.3 .478 .426 5.1 12.4 13.9 9.9 2.7 3.0 99 1.1 2.2 3.3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1963-64 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)

Games

1967-68 NBA 82 (2)

Personal Fouls

1967-68 NBA 309 (10)
1969-70 NBA 304 (5)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (577)

Transactions

May 4, 1964: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

September 1, 1966: Traded by the Boston Celtics to the Baltimore Bullets for Bailey Howell.

January 16, 1967: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Baltimore Bullets to the Los Angeles Lakers; the Detroit Pistons traded Ray Scott to the Baltimore Bullets; and the Los Angeles Lakers traded Rudy LaRusso and a 1967 1st round draft pick (Sonny Dove) to the Detroit Pistons. Detroit got a 1st round draft pick in 1967 when LaRusso refused to report; LaRusso was later sold to San Francisco.

May 20, 1970: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Phoenix Suns for Gail Goodrich.

October 10, 1972: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Gary Melchionni).

November 2, 1972: Traded by the Philadelphia 76ers with Bill Bridges to the Los Angeles Lakers for Leroy Ellis and John Trapp.

June 12, 1974: Sold by the Los Angeles Lakers to the New Orleans Jazz.

February 17, 1976: Waived by the New Orleans Jazz.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1967-68 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $35,000
1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $40,000
1969-70 Los Angeles Lakers NBA *$35,000
1970-71 Phoenix Suns NBA $30,000
1971-72 Phoenix Suns NBA *$55,000
1972-73 Total NBA *$80,000
1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $105,000
Career (may be incomplete) $380,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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