Tim Duncan vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Mel Nowell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Mel Nowell 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Mel Nowell 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Mel Nowell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Mel Nowell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Mel Nowell 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Mel Nowell 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Mel Nowell 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.