Stephen Curry vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Don Nelson 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Don Nelson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Don Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Don Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Don Nelson 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Don Nelson 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.