Mel Nowell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mel Nowell 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

Mel Nowell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Nowell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mel Nowell 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mel Nowell 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mel Nowell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Nowell 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Nowell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Nowell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Nowell 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Nowell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mel Nowell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mel Nowell 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Nowell 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Nowell 232 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mel Nowell 67 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mel Nowell 84 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mel Nowell 39 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Nowell .388 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Nowell .727 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Nowell - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Nowell - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mel Nowell - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mel Nowell - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mel Nowell 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Nowell - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Nowell - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Nowell - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.