C.J. McCollum vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and C.J. McCollum that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

C.J. McCollum

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 11 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 14,231 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,655 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 2,778 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 658 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 302 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 731 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .454 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .399 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .806 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.