Jalen Green vs. Louie Nelson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Louie Nelson and Jalen Green, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Jalen Green played 3 years in the NBA, 2 less than Louie Nelson, who played 5. Jalen Green had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Louie Nelson had his rookie season in 1973-74. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Jalen Green |
3 |
0 |
2021-22 to 2023-24 |
| Louie Nelson |
5 |
0 |
1973-74 to 1977-78 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Jalen Green |
Louie Nelson |
| Season |
2021-22 | 1973-74 |
| Team |
Houston Rockets | Capital Bullets |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Green |
67 |
31.9 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
6.1 |
14.2 |
.426 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
.343 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.797 |
| Louie Nelson |
49 |
11.3 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.726 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Green |
76 |
34.2 |
22.1 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
7.4 |
17.9 |
.416 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.338 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
.786 |
| Louie Nelson |
72 |
26.4 |
11.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
- |
2.6 |
4.3 |
9.4 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.768 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Green |
82 |
31.7 |
19.6 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
6.9 |
16.2 |
.423 |
2.5 |
7.4 |
.332 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.804 |
| Louie Nelson |
66 |
30.8 |
12.5 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
- |
2.2 |
5.0 |
11.4 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.735 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Louie Nelson |
4 |
14.3 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.571 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Louie Nelson |
33 |
12.3 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.679 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |