George Hill vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and George Hill 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

George Hill

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Hill: 2008-09 to 2022-23
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Hill 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons George Hill 15 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played George Hill 13 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games George Hill 0 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Hill 10.4 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 3.0 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game George Hill 3.1 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game George Hill 0.9 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Hill 9,545 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds George Hill 2,731 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists George Hill 2,807 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals George Hill 806 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks George Hill 233 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games George Hill 915 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Hill .457 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage George Hill .380 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Hill .806 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Hill 16.9 (2017) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 4.2 (2015) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game George Hill 5.1 (2015) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Hill 1.1 (2016) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.4 (2018) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Hill 11.1 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 3.0 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game George Hill 2.6 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game George Hill 0.9 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.2 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Hill 1,592 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds George Hill 425 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists George Hill 369 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals George Hill 123 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks George Hill 33 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games George Hill 144 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Hill .452 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage George Hill .372 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Hill .802 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Hill 15.6 (2017) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game George Hill 5.0 (2011) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game George Hill 4.3 (2013) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game George Hill 1.5 (2011) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Hill 0.4 (2018) 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.