Ja Morant vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Ja Morant 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Don Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) 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.