Pau Gasol vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Pau Gasol 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

Pau Gasol

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Mel Nowell 0

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) 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.