Gilbert Arenas vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Gilbert Arenas 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

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) 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.