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Mel CountsvsTristan Thompson

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

C/PF · VAL group C

Mel Counts

1965–1976 · 12 seasons

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Tristan Thompson

2012–2025 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Mel Counts and Tristan Thompson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mel Counts	Stat	Tristan Thompson
12	Seasons	13
13.6	Career VAL	16.9
4.2 (1968)	Peak-season VAL	4.7 (2016)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Mel Counts and Tristan Thompson have
Mel Counts	Stat	Tristan Thompson
Career
789	Games	818
Per game
8.3	Points / game	8.3
6.0	Rebounds / game	7.8
1.4	Assists / game	1.0
Shooting
43.5%	FG %	51.9%
76.4%	FT %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Mel Counts	Tristan Thompson
20	—	0
21	—	1.6
22	—	2.1
23	0	3
24	0.3	4.7
25	0.2	2.8
26	4.2	0
27	3	0.4
28	1.8	0
29	2.4	1
30	0	0.2
31	0	—
32	0	1.1
33	1.7	0
34	0	—

Age	Mel Counts	Tristan Thompson
20	—	0
21	—	1.6
22	—	2.1
23	0	3
24	0.3	4.7
25	0.2	2.8
26	4.2	0
27	3	0.4
28	1.8	0
29	2.4	1
30	0	0.2
31	0	—
32	0	1.1
33	1.7	0
34	0	—

Age	Mel Counts	Tristan Thompson
20	—	0
21	—	1.6
22	—	2.1
23	0	3
24	0.3	4.7
25	0.2	2.8
26	4.2	0
27	3	0.4
28	1.8	0
29	2.4	1
30	0	0.2
31	0	—
32	0	1.1
33	1.7	0
34	0	—

Age	Mel Counts	Tristan Thompson
20	—	0
21	—	1.6
22	—	2.1
23	0	3
24	0.3	4.7
25	0.2	2.8
26	4.2	0
27	3	0.4
28	1.8	0
29	2.4	1
30	0	0.2
31	0	—
32	0	1.1
33	1.7	0
34	0	—