Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Mel Nowell 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Nowell 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Mel Nowell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Mel Nowell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Mel Nowell 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Mel Nowell 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Mel Nowell 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Mel Nowell 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (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.