Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.