C.J. McCollum vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 11 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Louie Nelson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 14,231 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,655 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 2,778 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 658 Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 302 Louie Nelson 21

Total Games C.J. McCollum 731 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .454 Louie Nelson .437

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

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .806 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 Louie Nelson -

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) Louie Nelson -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.