Jimmy Butler vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Don Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Don Nelson 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Don Nelson 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.