George Gervin vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Mel Nowell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Mel Nowell 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.