Dave Cowens vs. Nicolo Melli Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nicolo Melli and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Nicolo Melli

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Nicolo Melli: 2019-20 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Nicolo Melli 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Nicolo Melli 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Nicolo Melli 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Nicolo Melli 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Nicolo Melli 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Nicolo Melli 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Nicolo Melli 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Nicolo Melli 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Nicolo Melli 2.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Nicolo Melli 1.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Nicolo Melli 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Nicolo Melli 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Nicolo Melli 529

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Nicolo Melli 302

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Nicolo Melli 126

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Nicolo Melli 48

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Nicolo Melli 26

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Nicolo Melli 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Nicolo Melli .392

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Nicolo Melli .316

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Nicolo Melli .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Nicolo Melli 6.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Nicolo Melli 3.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Nicolo Melli 1.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Nicolo Melli 0.6 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Nicolo Melli 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Nicolo Melli 2.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Nicolo Melli 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Nicolo Melli 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Nicolo Melli 6

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Nicolo Melli 1

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Nicolo Melli 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Nicolo Melli 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Nicolo Melli .000

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Nicolo Melli .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Nicolo Melli -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Nicolo Melli 2.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Nicolo Melli 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.