DeMarcus Cousins vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.