Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Mel Nowell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Nowell and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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 Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Mel Nowell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Mel Nowell: 1962-63 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Mel Nowell 1

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Mel Nowell 0

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel Nowell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Mel Nowell 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Mel Nowell 1.7

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Mel Nowell 2.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Mel Nowell 232

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Mel Nowell 67

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Mel Nowell 84

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Mel Nowell 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Mel Nowell .388

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Mel Nowell .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Mel Nowell 5.9 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Mel Nowell 1.7 (1963)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Mel Nowell 2.2 (1963)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Mel Nowell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Mel Nowell -

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Mel Nowell -

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Mel Nowell -

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Mel Nowell 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Mel Nowell -

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Mel Nowell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Mel Nowell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Mel Nowell -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Mel Nowell -

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Mel Nowell -

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Mel Nowell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.