Bernard King vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Don Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Don Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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. 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.