DeMarcus Cousins vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.