Stephen Curry vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Mel Nowell 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Mel Nowell 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Mel Nowell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Mel Nowell 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Mel Nowell 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 24.8 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.