Marvin Bagley III vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Marvin Bagley III 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

Marvin Bagley III

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marvin Bagley III: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marvin Bagley III 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Marvin Bagley III 6 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Marvin Bagley III 0 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Marvin Bagley III 0 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III 13.0 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III 7.0 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.9 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.5 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.7 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marvin Bagley III 3,343 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Marvin Bagley III 1,805 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Marvin Bagley III 242 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Marvin Bagley III 121 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Marvin Bagley III 173 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Marvin Bagley III 258 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marvin Bagley III .518 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Marvin Bagley III .296 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marvin Bagley III .692 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III 14.9 (2019) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III 7.6 (2019) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III 1.1 (2024) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III 0.5 (2019) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III 1.0 (2019) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Marvin Bagley III 0 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Marvin Bagley III - Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marvin Bagley III - 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.