Don Nelson
Small forward | Retired
- Height: 1.98 m / 6 ft 6 in
- Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
- Age: 84
Don Nelson NBA career stats
Average stats per game by season
REGULAR SEASON
Career regular season average stats per game
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | GS | MIN | REB | AST | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | CHZ | 62 | -- | 17.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 | -- | 6.8 |
| FG: 44.0 3P: -- FT: 72.9 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.2 EF: 8.8 | ||||||||
| 1963-64 | LAL | 80 | -- | 17.6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | 5.2 |
| FG: 41.8 3P: -- FT: 74.1 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.3 EF: 7.2 | ||||||||
| 1964-65 | LAL | 39 | -- | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -- | 2.4 |
| FG: 42.4 3P: -- FT: 76.9 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 1.0 EF: 3.4 | ||||||||
| 1965-66 | BOS | 75 | -- | 23.5 | 5.4 | 1.1 | -- | 10.2 |
| FG: 43.9 3P: -- FT: 68.4 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.5 EF: 10.6 | ||||||||
| 1966-67 | BOS | 79 | -- | 15.2 | 3.7 | 0.8 | -- | 7.5 |
| FG: 44.6 3P: -- FT: 74.2 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 1.8 EF: 7.9 | ||||||||
| 1967-68 | BOS | 82 | -- | 18.3 | 5.3 | 1.3 | -- | 10.0 |
| FG: 49.4 3P: -- FT: 72.8 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.2 EF: 11.7 | ||||||||
| 1968-69 | BOS | 82 | -- | 21.6 | 5.6 | 1.1 | -- | 11.6 |
| FG: 48.5 3P: -- FT: 77.6 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.4 EF: 12.7 | ||||||||
| 1969-70 | BOS | 82 | -- | 27.1 | 7.3 | 1.8 | -- | 15.4 |
| FG: 50.1 3P: -- FT: 77.5 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.9 EF: 17.7 | ||||||||
| 1970-71 | BOS | 82 | -- | 27.5 | 6.9 | 1.9 | -- | 13.9 |
| FG: 46.8 3P: -- FT: 74.4 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.8 EF: 15.6 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | BOS | 82 | -- | 25.4 | 5.5 | 2.3 | -- | 13.8 |
| FG: 48.0 3P: -- FT: 78.8 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.7 EF: 15.4 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | BOS | 72 | -- | 19.8 | 4.4 | 1.4 | -- | 10.8 |
| FG: 47.6 3P: -- FT: 84.6 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.2 EF: 11.5 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | BOS | 82 | -- | 21.3 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 11.5 |
| FG: 50.8 3P: -- FT: 78.8 ST: 0.2 TO: -- PF: 2.3 EF: 13.1 | ||||||||
| 1974-75 | BOS | 79 | -- | 26.0 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 14.0 |
| FG: 53.9 3P: -- FT: 82.7 ST: 0.4 TO: -- PF: 3.0 EF: 17.6 | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | BOS | 75 | -- | 12.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| FG: 46.2 3P: -- FT: 78.9 ST: 0.2 TO: -- PF: 1.5 EF: 6.9 | ||||||||
| Total | 1053 | 0 | 20.6 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 10.3 | |
| FG: 48.0 3P: -- FT: 76.5 ST: 0.3 TO: -- PF: 2.3 EF: 11.9 | ||||||||
PLAYOFFS
Career playoff average stats per game
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | GS | MIN | REB | AST | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | LAL | 5 | -- | 11.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | -- | 3.4 |
| FG: 53.8 3P: -- FT: 100.0 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.2 EF: 5.2 | ||||||||
| 1964-65 | LAL | 11 | -- | 19.3 | 5.4 | 1.7 | -- | 6.1 |
| FG: 45.3 3P: -- FT: 76.0 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.8 EF: 10.0 | ||||||||
| 1965-66 | BOS | 17 | -- | 18.6 | 5.0 | 0.8 | -- | 8.4 |
| FG: 42.4 3P: -- FT: 80.8 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.9 EF: 9.5 | ||||||||
| 1966-67 | BOS | 9 | -- | 15.8 | 4.7 | 1.0 | -- | 7.1 |
| FG: 45.8 3P: -- FT: 58.8 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 1.3 EF: 8.4 | ||||||||
| 1967-68 | BOS | 19 | -- | 24.6 | 7.5 | 1.7 | -- | 12.5 |
| FG: 52.0 3P: -- FT: 74.3 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.6 EF: 16.3 | ||||||||
| 1968-69 | BOS | 18 | -- | 19.3 | 4.6 | 1.2 | -- | 12.4 |
| FG: 51.8 3P: -- FT: 83.3 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.8 EF: 13.2 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | BOS | 11 | -- | 28.0 | 5.5 | 1.9 | -- | 13.2 |
| FG: 52.5 3P: -- FT: 85.4 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.7 EF: 15.7 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | BOS | 13 | -- | 23.3 | 2.9 | 1.2 | -- | 11.0 |
| FG: 46.5 3P: -- FT: 87.5 ST: -- TO: -- PF: 2.2 EF: 10.4 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | BOS | 18 | -- | 25.9 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 11.4 |
| FG: 50.0 3P: -- FT: 77.4 ST: 0.4 TO: -- PF: 3.0 EF: 14.1 | ||||||||
| 1974-75 | BOS | 11 | -- | 24.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 15.4 |
| FG: 56.4 3P: -- FT: 90.2 ST: 0.2 TO: -- PF: 3.3 EF: 17.2 | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | BOS | 18 | -- | 17.5 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 9.1 |
| FG: 48.1 3P: -- FT: 87.0 ST: 0.2 TO: -- PF: 2.6 EF: 9.7 | ||||||||
| Total | 150 | 0 | 21.4 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 10.5 | |
| FG: 49.8 3P: -- FT: 81.7 ST: 0.3 TO: -- PF: 2.7 EF: 12.3 | ||||||||
Career total stats by season
REGULAR SEASON
Career regular totals per season
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | GS | MIN | REB | AST | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | CHZ | 62 | -- | 1071 | 279 | 72 | -- | 419 |
| FG: 129/293 3P: --/-- FT: 161/221 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 136 EF: 546 | ||||||||
| 1963-64 | LAL | 80 | -- | 1406 | 323 | 76 | -- | 419 |
| FG: 135/323 3P: --/-- FT: 149/201 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 181 EF: 578 | ||||||||
| 1964-65 | LAL | 39 | -- | 238 | 73 | 24 | -- | 92 |
| FG: 36/85 3P: --/-- FT: 20/26 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 40 EF: 134 | ||||||||
| 1965-66 | BOS | 75 | -- | 1765 | 403 | 79 | -- | 765 |
| FG: 271/618 3P: --/-- FT: 223/326 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 187 EF: 797 | ||||||||
| 1966-67 | BOS | 79 | -- | 1202 | 295 | 65 | -- | 595 |
| FG: 227/509 3P: --/-- FT: 141/190 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 143 EF: 624 | ||||||||
| 1967-68 | BOS | 82 | -- | 1498 | 431 | 103 | -- | 819 |
| FG: 312/632 3P: --/-- FT: 195/268 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 178 EF: 960 | ||||||||
| 1968-69 | BOS | 82 | -- | 1773 | 458 | 92 | -- | 949 |
| FG: 374/771 3P: --/-- FT: 201/259 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 198 EF: 1044 | ||||||||
| 1969-70 | BOS | 82 | -- | 2224 | 601 | 148 | -- | 1259 |
| FG: 461/920 3P: --/-- FT: 337/435 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 238 EF: 1451 | ||||||||
| 1970-71 | BOS | 82 | -- | 2254 | 565 | 153 | -- | 1141 |
| FG: 412/881 3P: --/-- FT: 317/426 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 232 EF: 1281 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | BOS | 82 | -- | 2086 | 453 | 192 | -- | 1134 |
| FG: 389/811 3P: --/-- FT: 356/452 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 220 EF: 1261 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | BOS | 72 | -- | 1425 | 315 | 102 | -- | 777 |
| FG: 309/649 3P: --/-- FT: 159/188 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 155 EF: 825 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | BOS | 82 | -- | 1748 | 345 | 162 | 13 | 943 |
| FG: 364/717 3P: --/-- FT: 215/273 ST: 19 TO: -- FP: 189 EF: 1071 | ||||||||
| 1974-75 | BOS | 79 | -- | 2052 | 469 | 181 | 15 | 1109 |
| FG: 423/785 3P: --/-- FT: 263/318 ST: 32 TO: -- FP: 239 EF: 1389 | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | BOS | 75 | -- | 943 | 182 | 77 | 7 | 477 |
| FG: 175/379 3P: --/-- FT: 127/161 ST: 14 TO: -- FP: 115 EF: 519 | ||||||||
| Total | 1053 | 0 | 21685 | 5192 | 1526 | 35 | 10898 | |
| FG: 4017/8373 3P: --/-- FT: 2864/3744 ST: 65 TO: -- FP: 2451 EF: 12480 | ||||||||
PLAYOFFS
Career playoff totals per season
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | GS | MIN | REB | AST | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | LAL | 5 | -- | 56 | 13 | 2 | -- | 17 |
| FG: 7/13 3P: --/-- FT: 3/3 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 11 EF: 26 | ||||||||
| 1964-65 | LAL | 11 | -- | 212 | 59 | 19 | -- | 67 |
| FG: 24/53 3P: --/-- FT: 19/25 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 31 EF: 110 | ||||||||
| 1965-66 | BOS | 17 | -- | 316 | 85 | 13 | -- | 142 |
| FG: 50/118 3P: --/-- FT: 42/52 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 50 EF: 162 | ||||||||
| 1966-67 | BOS | 9 | -- | 142 | 42 | 9 | -- | 64 |
| FG: 27/59 3P: --/-- FT: 10/17 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 12 EF: 76 | ||||||||
| 1967-68 | BOS | 19 | -- | 468 | 143 | 32 | -- | 237 |
| FG: 91/175 3P: --/-- FT: 55/74 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 49 EF: 309 | ||||||||
| 1968-69 | BOS | 18 | -- | 348 | 83 | 21 | -- | 224 |
| FG: 87/168 3P: --/-- FT: 50/60 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 51 EF: 237 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | BOS | 11 | -- | 308 | 61 | 21 | -- | 145 |
| FG: 52/99 3P: --/-- FT: 41/48 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 30 EF: 173 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | BOS | 13 | -- | 303 | 38 | 15 | -- | 143 |
| FG: 47/101 3P: --/-- FT: 49/56 ST: -- TO: -- FP: 29 EF: 135 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | BOS | 18 | -- | 467 | 97 | 35 | 3 | 205 |
| FG: 82/164 3P: --/-- FT: 41/53 ST: 8 TO: -- FP: 54 EF: 254 | ||||||||
| 1974-75 | BOS | 11 | -- | 274 | 45 | 26 | 2 | 169 |
| FG: 66/117 3P: --/-- FT: 37/41 ST: 2 TO: -- FP: 36 EF: 189 | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | BOS | 18 | -- | 315 | 53 | 17 | 2 | 164 |
| FG: 52/108 3P: --/-- FT: 60/69 ST: 3 TO: -- FP: 46 EF: 174 | ||||||||
| Total | 150 | 0 | 3209 | 719 | 210 | 7 | 1577 | |
| FG: 585/1175 3P: --/-- FT: 407/498 ST: 13 TO: -- FP: 399 EF: 1845 | ||||||||