RJ Barrett vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.