Mikal Bridges vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Mel Nowell 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Mel Nowell 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) 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.