Keldon Johnson vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Keldon Johnson 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

Keldon Johnson

vs.

Don Nelson

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keldon Johnson 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Keldon Johnson 5 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Keldon Johnson 0 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Keldon Johnson 0 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keldon Johnson 16.3 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Keldon Johnson 5.5 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Keldon Johnson 2.3 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Keldon Johnson 0.7 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Keldon Johnson 0.2 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keldon Johnson 4,782 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Keldon Johnson 1,621 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Keldon Johnson 672 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Keldon Johnson 209 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Keldon Johnson 71 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Keldon Johnson 293 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keldon Johnson .465 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Keldon Johnson .358 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keldon Johnson .760 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keldon Johnson 22.0 (2023) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Keldon Johnson 6.1 (2022) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Keldon Johnson 2.9 (2023) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keldon Johnson 0.8 (2020) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keldon Johnson 0.3 (2021) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Keldon Johnson 0 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Keldon Johnson - Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keldon Johnson - 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.