Zach LaVine vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.