Pau Gasol vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pau Gasol: 2001-02 to 2018-19
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pau Gasol 2 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Pau Gasol 18 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Pau Gasol 12 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games Pau Gasol 6 Mike Novak 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pau Gasol 4 Mike Novak 0

Rookie of The Year Pau Gasol 1 Mike Novak 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 17.0 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.6 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 20,894 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 11,305 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Pau Gasol 3,925 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Pau Gasol 606 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 1,941 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 1,226 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .507 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .368 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .753 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 20.8 (2007) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.8 (2015) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 4.6 (2006) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.7 (2005) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2007) Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 15.4 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 9.2 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 3.2 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 0.5 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 1.7 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Pau Gasol 2,098 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Pau Gasol 1,246 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Pau Gasol 438 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Pau Gasol 71 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Pau Gasol 233 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Pau Gasol 136 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pau Gasol .508 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Pau Gasol .297 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pau Gasol .741 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pau Gasol 21.3 (2005) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Pau Gasol 11.5 (2013) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Pau Gasol 6.5 (2013) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Pau Gasol 1.0 (2004) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Pau Gasol 2.1 (2015) Mike Novak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.