Don Nelson vs. Amar'e Stoudemire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Amar'e Stoudemire and Don Nelson 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

Don Nelson

vs.

Amar'e Stoudemire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76
Amar'e Stoudemire: 2002-03 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Nelson 5 Amar'e Stoudemire 0

NBA Seasons Don Nelson 14 Amar'e Stoudemire 14

Playoffs Played Don Nelson 11 Amar'e Stoudemire 10

All-Star Games Don Nelson 0 Amar'e Stoudemire 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Nelson 0 Amar'e Stoudemire 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Nelson 0 Amar'e Stoudemire 5

Rookie of The Year Don Nelson 0 Amar'e Stoudemire 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Nelson 10.3 Amar'e Stoudemire 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Don Nelson 4.9 Amar'e Stoudemire 7.8

Assists Per Game Don Nelson 1.4 Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2

Steals Per Game Don Nelson 0.3 * Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8

Blocks Per Game Don Nelson 0.1 * Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Nelson 10,898 Amar'e Stoudemire 15,994

Total Rebounds Don Nelson 5,192 Amar'e Stoudemire 6,632

Total Assists Don Nelson 1,526 Amar'e Stoudemire 1,050

Total Steals Don Nelson 65 * Amar'e Stoudemire 636

Total Blocks Don Nelson 35 * Amar'e Stoudemire 1,054

Total Games Don Nelson 1,053 Amar'e Stoudemire 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Nelson .480 Amar'e Stoudemire .537

3-Point Percentage Don Nelson - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire .236

Free Throw Percentage Don Nelson .765 Amar'e Stoudemire .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Nelson 15.4 (1970) Amar'e Stoudemire 26.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Don Nelson 7.3 (1970) Amar'e Stoudemire 9.6 (2007)

Assists Per Game Don Nelson 2.3 (1972) Amar'e Stoudemire 2.6 (2011)

Steals Per Game Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) * Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) * Amar'e Stoudemire 2.1 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Nelson 10.5 Amar'e Stoudemire 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Don Nelson 4.8 Amar'e Stoudemire 7.4

Assists Per Game Don Nelson 1.4 Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8

Steals Per Game Don Nelson 0.3 * Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8

Blocks Per Game Don Nelson 0.1 * Amar'e Stoudemire 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Nelson 1,577 Amar'e Stoudemire 1,461

Total Rebounds Don Nelson 719 Amar'e Stoudemire 574

Total Assists Don Nelson 210 Amar'e Stoudemire 64

Total Steals Don Nelson 13 * Amar'e Stoudemire 63

Total Blocks Don Nelson 7 * Amar'e Stoudemire 104

Total Games Don Nelson 150 Amar'e Stoudemire 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Nelson .498 Amar'e Stoudemire .512

3-Point Percentage Don Nelson - n/a ** Amar'e Stoudemire .250

Free Throw Percentage Don Nelson .817 Amar'e Stoudemire .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Nelson 15.4 (1975) Amar'e Stoudemire 29.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Don Nelson 7.5 (1968) Amar'e Stoudemire 12.1 (2007)

Assists Per Game Don Nelson 2.4 (1975) Amar'e Stoudemire 1.8 (2011)

Steals Per Game Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) * Amar'e Stoudemire 1.7 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) * Amar'e Stoudemire 2.4 (2008)

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.