Kyle Kuzma vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.