Mel Nowell vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens 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.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Nowell 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Mel Nowell 1 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Mel Nowell 0 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Mel Nowell 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Mel Nowell 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Nowell 5.9 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell 1.7 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell 2.2 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Nowell 232 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Mel Nowell 67 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Mel Nowell 84 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Mel Nowell 39 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Nowell .388 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Nowell .727 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Nowell - Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Nowell - Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Mel Nowell - Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Mel Nowell - Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Mel Nowell 0 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Nowell - Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Nowell - Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Nowell - Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell - Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell - Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

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.