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Tristan ThompsonvsMel Counts

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

Tristan Thompson

2012–2025 · 13 seasons

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C/PF · VAL group C

Mel Counts

1965–1976 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

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

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 Tristan Thompson and Mel Counts have
Tristan Thompson	Stat	Mel Counts
Career
818	Games	789
Per game
8.3	Points / game	8.3
7.8	Rebounds / game	6.0
1.0	Assists / game	1.4
Shooting
51.9%	FG %	43.5%
59.2%	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	Tristan Thompson	Mel Counts
20	0	—
21	1.6	—
22	2.1	—
23	3	0
24	4.7	0.3
25	2.8	0.2
26	0	4.2
27	0.4	3
28	0	1.8
29	1	2.4
30	0.2	0
31	—	0
32	1.1	0
33	0	1.7
34	—	0

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

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

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