Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 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

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
K. Caldwell-Pope: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships K. Caldwell-Pope 2 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons K. Caldwell-Pope 11 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played K. Caldwell-Pope 5 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games K. Caldwell-Pope 0 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 11.4 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 3.0 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.8 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.1 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points K. Caldwell-Pope 9,499 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds K. Caldwell-Pope 2,539 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists K. Caldwell-Pope 1,516 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals K. Caldwell-Pope 958 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks K. Caldwell-Pope 231 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games K. Caldwell-Pope 835 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .427 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .369 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .819 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 14.5 (2016) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 5.2 (2018) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 2.5 (2017) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.5 (2023) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.6 (2024) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 10.1 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 2.8 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.7 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.2 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.4 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points K. Caldwell-Pope 626 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds K. Caldwell-Pope 175 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists K. Caldwell-Pope 106 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals K. Caldwell-Pope 76 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks K. Caldwell-Pope 23 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games K. Caldwell-Pope 62 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .426 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .365 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage K. Caldwell-Pope .847 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 15.3 (2016) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 4.3 (2016) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 2.8 (2016) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 1.8 (2016) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game K. Caldwell-Pope 0.7 (2023) 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.