Rick Barry vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Mel Nowell 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Mel Nowell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Mel Nowell 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Mel Nowell 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Mel Nowell 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Mel Nowell 0

* 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 Rick Barry 23.2 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Mel Nowell - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.