Grant Hill vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Grant Hill 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

Grant Hill

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Hill: 1994-95 to 2012-13
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Hill 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Grant Hill 18 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Grant Hill 8 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Grant Hill 7 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Grant Hill 1 Don Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Grant Hill 5 Don Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Grant Hill 1 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Hill 16.7 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 6.0 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 4.1 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 1.2 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.6 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Hill 17,137 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Grant Hill 6,169 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Grant Hill 4,252 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Grant Hill 1,248 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Grant Hill 576 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Grant Hill 1,026 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Hill .483 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Grant Hill .314 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Hill .769 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Hill 25.8 (2000) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 9.8 (1996) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 7.3 (1997) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 1.8 (1997) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.9 (1995) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Hill 13.4 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 6.1 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 3.6 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 0.9 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 0.5 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Hill 523 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Grant Hill 238 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Grant Hill 140 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Grant Hill 35 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Grant Hill 19 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Grant Hill 39 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Hill .469 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Grant Hill .238 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Hill .781 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Hill 23.6 (1997) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Hill 7.3 (1996) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Grant Hill 7.4 (1999) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Grant Hill 2.0 (1999) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Hill 1.0 (1997) 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.