Zach LaVine vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Louie Nelson .437

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

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Louie Nelson -

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Louie Nelson -

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

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) Louie Nelson -

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