RJ Barrett vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.