Walt Frazier vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson and Walt Frazier 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

Walt Frazier

vs.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Frazier: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Frazier 2 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Walt Frazier 13 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Walt Frazier 8 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Walt Frazier 7 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Frazier 4 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 6 Louie Nelson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Frazier 7 * Louie Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 7 Louie Nelson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 18.9 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 5.9 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.1 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 1.9 * Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.2 * Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 15,581 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 4,830 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Walt Frazier 5,040 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Walt Frazier 681 * Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 63 * Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Walt Frazier 825 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .490 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier .000 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .786 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 23.2 (1972) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.3 (1973) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 8.2 (1970) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.4 (1975) * Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1980) * Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 20.7 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.2 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.4 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.1 * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 * Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 1,927 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 666 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Walt Frazier 599 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Walt Frazier 32 * Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 4 * Louie Nelson -

Total Games Walt Frazier 93 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .511 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier - * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .751 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 24.3 (1972) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.9 (1974) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 9.1 (1969) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 3.7 (1975) * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1974) * Louie Nelson -

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. 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.