Luka Doncic vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Luka Doncic 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

Luka Doncic

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Doncic: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Doncic 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Luka Doncic 6 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Luka Doncic 4 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Luka Doncic 5 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Luka Doncic 4 Don Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 4 Don Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Luka Doncic 1 Don Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Luka Doncic 1 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 28.7 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 8.7 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.2 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 11,470 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 3,472 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Luka Doncic 3,317 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Luka Doncic 467 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 182 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Luka Doncic 400 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .470 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .347 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .747 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 33.9 (2024) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 (2020) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2024) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 (2024) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 32.1 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 7.9 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.5 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 1,027 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 300 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Luka Doncic 254 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Luka Doncic 47 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 17 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Luka Doncic 32 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .462 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .350 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .705 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 35.7 (2021) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2020) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 10.3 (2021) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.8 (2022) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (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.