Kevin Love vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Kevin Love 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

Kevin Love

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Love 1 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Kevin Love 16 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Kevin Love 6 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Kevin Love 5 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Love 2 Don Nelson 0

Rebounds Leader Kevin Love 1 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.5 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.1 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.3 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.4 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 15,299 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 9,403 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Kevin Love 2,150 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Kevin Love 562 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 364 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Kevin Love 929 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .439 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .369 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .829 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 26.1 (2014) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 15.2 (2011) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 4.4 (2014) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 (2009) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Love 12.6 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 8.3 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 1.6 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 0.6 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.5 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Love 1,112 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Kevin Love 734 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Kevin Love 144 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Kevin Love 55 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Kevin Love 41 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Kevin Love 88 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Love .400 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Kevin Love .397 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Love .855 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Love 16.8 (2017) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Love 10.6 (2017) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kevin Love 2.5 (2015) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kevin Love 1.2 (2017) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Love 0.9 (2017) 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.