DeMar DeRozan vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and DeMar DeRozan 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

DeMar DeRozan

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMar DeRozan: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMar DeRozan 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons DeMar DeRozan 15 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played DeMar DeRozan 7 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games DeMar DeRozan 6 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMar DeRozan 3 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.2 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.4 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.1 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.0 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 23,582 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 4,910 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 4,527 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 1,108 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 361 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 1,110 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .469 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .296 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .841 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 27.9 (2022) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.0 (2019) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.9 (2021) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.2 (2015) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2024) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 21.8 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 4.7 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 3.7 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.1 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.2 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMar DeRozan 1,375 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds DeMar DeRozan 296 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists DeMar DeRozan 232 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals DeMar DeRozan 72 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks DeMar DeRozan 14 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games DeMar DeRozan 63 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMar DeRozan .418 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage DeMar DeRozan .214 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMar DeRozan .852 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMar DeRozan 23.9 (2014) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game DeMar DeRozan 6.7 (2019) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game DeMar DeRozan 5.8 (2015) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game DeMar DeRozan 1.8 (2022) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeMar DeRozan 0.6 (2018) 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.