De'Aaron Fox vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and De'Aaron Fox 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

De'Aaron Fox

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
De'Aaron Fox: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Aaron Fox 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons De'Aaron Fox 7 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played De'Aaron Fox 1 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games De'Aaron Fox 1 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) De'Aaron Fox 1 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 21.2 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 3.8 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 6.1 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 1.4 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.4 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 9,940 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 1,784 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 2,870 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 665 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 196 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 469 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .471 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .334 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .736 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 26.6 (2024) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 4.6 (2024) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.3 (2019) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.0 (2024) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2019) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Aaron Fox 192 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds De'Aaron Fox 38 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists De'Aaron Fox 54 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals De'Aaron Fox 15 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks De'Aaron Fox 4 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games De'Aaron Fox 7 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Aaron Fox .424 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage De'Aaron Fox .333 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Aaron Fox .756 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Aaron Fox 27.4 (2023) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game De'Aaron Fox 5.4 (2023) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game De'Aaron Fox 7.7 (2023) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game De'Aaron Fox 2.1 (2023) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game De'Aaron Fox 0.6 (2023) 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.