Cade Cunningham vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Cade Cunningham 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

Cade Cunningham

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 3 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 0 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 0 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 20.0 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.0 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.5 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.0 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.5 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 2,758 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 696 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 892 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 144 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 72 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Cade Cunningham 138 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .432 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .329 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .858 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.7 (2024) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.5 (2024) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.7 (2022) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Cade Cunningham 0 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham - Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham - 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.