Steven Adams vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Louie Nelson -

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) Louie Nelson -

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