Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Mel Nowell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Mel Nowell 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Mel Nowell 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.