Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Don Nelson 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Don Nelson 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Don Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Don Nelson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Don Nelson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Don Nelson 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Don Nelson 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Don Nelson 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (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.