Mel Nowell vs. Scottie Pippen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Scottie Pippen 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.

Scottie Pippen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Scottie Pippen: 1987-88 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Nowell 0 Scottie Pippen 6

NBA Seasons Mel Nowell 1 Scottie Pippen 17

Playoffs Played Mel Nowell 0 Scottie Pippen 16

All-Star Games Mel Nowell 0 Scottie Pippen 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Nowell 0 Scottie Pippen 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Nowell 0 Scottie Pippen 7

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Nowell 0 * Scottie Pippen 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Nowell 0 Scottie Pippen 10

Steals Leader Mel Nowell 0 * Scottie Pippen 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Nowell 5.9 Scottie Pippen 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell 1.7 Scottie Pippen 6.4

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell 2.2 Scottie Pippen 5.2

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 2.0

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Nowell 232 Scottie Pippen 18,940

Total Rebounds Mel Nowell 67 Scottie Pippen 7,494

Total Assists Mel Nowell 84 Scottie Pippen 6,135

Total Steals Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 2,307

Total Blocks Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 947

Total Games Mel Nowell 39 Scottie Pippen 1,178

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Nowell .388 Scottie Pippen .473

3-Point Percentage Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen .326

Free Throw Percentage Mel Nowell .727 Scottie Pippen .704

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963) Scottie Pippen 22.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963) Scottie Pippen 8.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963) Scottie Pippen 7.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 2.9 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 1.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Nowell - Scottie Pippen 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell - Scottie Pippen 7.6

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell - Scottie Pippen 5.0

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Nowell - Scottie Pippen 3,642

Total Rebounds Mel Nowell - Scottie Pippen 1,583

Total Assists Mel Nowell - Scottie Pippen 1,048

Total Steals Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 395

Total Blocks Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 185

Total Games Mel Nowell 0 Scottie Pippen 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Nowell - Scottie Pippen .444

3-Point Percentage Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen .303

Free Throw Percentage Mel Nowell - Scottie Pippen .724

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Nowell - Scottie Pippen 22.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Nowell - Scottie Pippen 11.8 (1999)

Assists Per Game Mel Nowell - Scottie Pippen 6.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 2.7 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Mel Nowell - n/a ** Scottie Pippen 1.3 (1990)

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.