Kevin Love vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Mel Nowell 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.