Enes Kanter vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Enes Kanter 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

Enes Kanter

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Enes Kanter: 2011-12 to 2021-22
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Enes Kanter 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Enes Kanter 11 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Enes Kanter 6 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Enes Kanter 0 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.2 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 7.8 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.9 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.4 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 8,349 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 5,822 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Enes Kanter 638 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Enes Kanter 296 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 363 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 748 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .548 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .289 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 15.5 (2015) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 11.0 (2021) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.7 (2019) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 (2018) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2020) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 7.6 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 5.9 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.6 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.3 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 450 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 346 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Enes Kanter 33 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Enes Kanter 16 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 30 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 59 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .514 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .211 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.4 (2019) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 9.6 (2019) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.2 (2019) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2019) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 1.0 (2012) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.