Kyle Kuzma vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.