Steve Kerr vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson and Steve Kerr 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

Steve Kerr

vs.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Kerr: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Kerr 5 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Steve Kerr 15 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Steve Kerr 11 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Steve Kerr 0 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.0 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.8 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 5,437 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 1,060 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Steve Kerr 1,658 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Steve Kerr 476 Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 46 Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Steve Kerr 910 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .479 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .454 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .864 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 8.6 (1994) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.6 (1992) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 3.2 (1990) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1994) Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.2 (1992) Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 4.3 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 1.2 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.5 Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.0 Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Kerr 553 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Steve Kerr 110 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Steve Kerr 156 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Steve Kerr 63 Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Steve Kerr 3 Louie Nelson -

Total Games Steve Kerr 128 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Kerr .426 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Steve Kerr .370 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Kerr .876 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Kerr 6.8 (1996) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Steve Kerr 1.4 (1994) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Steve Kerr 2.0 (1990) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Steve Kerr 0.9 (1997) Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Steve Kerr 0.1 (2001) Louie Nelson -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.