Jalen Duren vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Jalen Duren 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

Jalen Duren

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen Duren: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Duren 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Jalen Duren 2 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played Jalen Duren 0 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games Jalen Duren 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 11.4 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 10.2 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 1.7 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.6 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 0.8 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren 1,453 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren 1,304 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists Jalen Duren 222 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals Jalen Duren 77 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Jalen Duren 106 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Jalen Duren 128 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren .631 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren .000 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren .707 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren 13.8 (2024) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren 11.6 (2024) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren 2.4 (2024) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren 0.7 (2023) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren 0.9 (2023) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell -

Total Assists Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell -

Total Steals Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Jalen Duren 0 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Jalen Duren - Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jalen Duren - 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.