C.J. McCollum vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and C.J. McCollum 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

C.J. McCollum

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 11 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 14,231 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,655 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 2,778 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 658 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 302 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games C.J. McCollum 731 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .454 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .399 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .806 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,324 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 291 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 203 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 56 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 32 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games C.J. McCollum 66 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .431 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .369 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2024) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 2.0 (2024) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) 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.