19
Don Nelson
Number
#19
Position
F
Age
86
Height
6-6
Weight
210LBS
Draft
1962 R3
Pick 17
Nationality
USA
Born
May 15, 1940
College / Team
Iowa
F
Boston Celtics
1969-70
PTS15.4
REB6.4
AST1.6
1969 Schedule
All Games
vs
NYK
W
17PTS
7REB
4AST
vs
OKC
OKC
L
11PTS
8REB
4AST
@
PHX
PHX
L
17PTS
9REB
0AST
@
LAL
LAL
W
18PTS
14REB
2AST
@
HOU
HOU
DNP
vs
WAS
WAS
L
27PTS
11REB
4AST
@
CHI
CHI
L
13PTS
6REB
1AST
@
SAC
SAC
DNP
@
DET
DNP
vs
MIL
MIL
L
17PTS
9REB
5AST
@
PHI
L
17PTS
7REB
4AST
vs
GSW
GSW
W
12PTS
8REB
2AST
vs
LAL
LAL
L
30PTS
9REB
2AST
vs
PHX
PHX
L
23PTS
10REB
2AST
vs
HOU
HOU
W
40PTS
12REB
5AST
@
LAL
LAL
L
15PTS
12REB
2AST
@
GSW
GSW
L
15PTS
9REB
2AST
@
OKC
OKC
W
36PTS
16REB
3AST
@
PHX
PHX
W
26PTS
10REB
2AST
vs
GSW
GSW
W
25PTS
7REB
0AST
Career Trajectory
Don
Nelson
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |
WAS
|
57 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.8 | 3.9 | 73.2% | 1.0% |
| 1963 |
LAL
|
72 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 51.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.1 | 2.7 | 75.1% | 60.3% |
| 1964 |
LAL
|
29 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 61.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.7 | 0.9 | 80.0% | 66.7% |
| 1965 |
|
75 | 14.2 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 52.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.0 | 4.3 | 68.4% | 58.1% |
| 1966 |
|
76 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 56.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.9 | 2.6 | 72.3% | 60.6% |
| 1967 |
|
81 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 61.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.4 | 3.3 | 72.8% | 65.2% |
| 1968 |
|
82 | 15.3 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 57.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.5 | 3.2 | 77.4% | 62.3% |
| 1969 |
|
82 | 21.8 | 15.3 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 56.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.1 | 5.3 | 77.5% | 62.2% |
| 1970 |
|
82 | 25.0 | 13.9 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 48.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.9 | 5.2 | 74.6% | 55.4% |
| 1971 |
|
82 | 21.7 | 13.8 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 9.1 | 51.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.3 | 5.5 | 78.8% | 59.8% |
| 1972 |
|
72 | 18.4 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 49.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.2 | 2.6 | 84.6% | 55.0% |
| 1973 |
|
82 | 21.1 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 50.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.6 | 3.3 | 79.0% | 56.4% |
| 1974 |
|
79 | 26.0 | 14.0 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 53.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.3 | 4.0 | 82.7% | 60.0% |
| 1975 |
|
75 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 46.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.7 | 2.1 | 78.9% | 52.9% |
| Career | 1026 | 16.1 | 10.6 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 54.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.8 | 3.6 | 76.5% | 60.1% | |
| 1963 |
LAL
|
5 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 53.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 100.0% | 59.4% |
| 1964 |
LAL
|
11 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 45.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.7 | 2.4 | 73.1% | 52.0% |
| 1965 |
|
17 | 12.7 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 42.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.5 | 3.1 | 80.8% | 50.4% |
| 1966 |
|
9 | 15.8 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 45.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.1 | 1.9 | 58.8% | 48.1% |
| 1967 |
|
19 | 24.6 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 9.2 | 52.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.9 | 3.9 | 74.3% | 57.1% |
| 1968 |
|
18 | 19.3 | 12.4 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 51.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.8 | 3.3 | 84.7% | 57.7% |
| 1971 |
|
11 | 28.0 | 13.2 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 9.0 | 52.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.7 | 4.4 | 85.4% | 60.4% |
| 1972 |
|
13 | 23.4 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 46.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.8 | 4.3 | 87.5% | 56.9% |
| 1973 |
|
18 | 25.9 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 50.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.3 | 2.9 | 77.4% | 54.7% |
| 1974 |
|
11 | 24.9 | 15.4 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 56.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.4 | 3.7 | 90.2% | 62.6% |
| 1975 |
|
18 | 17.5 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 48.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3.3 | 3.8 | 87.0% | 59.3% |
| Career | 150 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 49.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2.7 | 3.3 | 81.7% | 56.6% |
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Scoring Counts
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Shot Diet & Point Mix
Playmaking
Touches & Passing Volume
Shot Quality
Defensive Playmaking
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Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
FGA
Career Totals
#356
OF 4,962
Points
10,892
#315
OF 4,962
Rebounds
4,502
#725
OF 4,962
Assists
1,276
#2791
OF 4,962
Steals
15
#2841
OF 4,962
Blocks
5
#2887
OF 4,962
3-Pointers
0
#139
OF 4,962
Games
1,026
#638
OF 4,962
Minutes
991,860
#364
OF 4,962
Field Goals
4,014
#194
OF 4,962
Free Throws
2,864
#3792
OF 4,962
Turnovers
0
#291
OF 4,962
Fouls
2,247
Per Game Averages
#812
OF 4,962
PPG
10.6
#787
OF 4,962
RPG
4.4
#1633
OF 4,962
APG
1.2
#2825
OF 4,962
SPG
0.0
#2827
OF 4,962
BPG
0.0
#1856
OF 4,962
MPG
16.1
#2764
OF 4,962
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#540
OF 4,962
FG%
54.1%
#1300
OF 4,962
FT%
76.5%
#512
OF 4,962
True Shooting
60.1%
Career Totals
#16
OF 510
Points
9,967
#11
OF 510
Rebounds
4,111
#28
OF 510
Assists
1,223
#209
OF 510
Steals
15
#224
OF 510
Blocks
5
#439
OF 510
3-Pointers
0
#9
OF 510
Games
868
#16
OF 510
Minutes
946,140
#16
OF 510
Field Goals
3,716
#14
OF 510
Free Throws
2,535
#487
OF 510
Turnovers
0
#12
OF 510
Fouls
1,919
Per Game Averages
#52
OF 510
PPG
11.5
#57
OF 510
RPG
4.7
#104
OF 510
APG
1.4
#189
OF 510
SPG
0.0
#187
OF 510
BPG
0.0
#116
OF 510
MPG
18.2
#237
OF 510
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#60
OF 510
FG%
53.1%
#108
OF 510
FT%
76.8%
#62
OF 510
True Shooting
59.0%
Career Totals
#206
OF 514
Points
506
#174
OF 514
Rebounds
284
#268
OF 514
Assists
38
#459
OF 514
Steals
0
#457
OF 514
Blocks
0
#393
OF 514
3-Pointers
0
#163
OF 514
Games
101
#262
OF 514
Minutes
32,580
#223
OF 514
Field Goals
169
#139
OF 514
Free Throws
168
#440
OF 514
Turnovers
0
#170
OF 514
Fouls
195
Per Game Averages
#217
OF 514
PPG
5.0
#155
OF 514
RPG
2.8
#238
OF 514
APG
0.4
#217
OF 514
SPG
0.0
#214
OF 514
BPG
0.0
#234
OF 514
MPG
5.4
#197
OF 514
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#61
OF 514
FG%
53.7%
#116
OF 514
FT%
75.7%
#48
OF 514
True Shooting
61.3%
Career Totals
#224
OF 522
Points
419
#280
OF 522
Rebounds
107
#355
OF 522
Assists
15
#502
OF 522
Steals
0
#502
OF 522
Blocks
0
#458
OF 522
3-Pointers
0
#251
OF 522
Games
57
#354
OF 522
Minutes
13,140
#247
OF 522
Field Goals
129
#140
OF 522
Free Throws
161
#497
OF 522
Turnovers
0
#205
OF 522
Fouls
133
Per Game Averages
#161
OF 522
PPG
7.3
#221
OF 522
RPG
1.9
#255
OF 522
APG
0.3
#246
OF 522
SPG
0.0
#246
OF 522
BPG
0.0
#260
OF 522
MPG
3.8
#241
OF 522
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#1
OF 522
FG%
116.2%
#157
OF 522
FT%
73.2%
#3
OF 522
True Shooting
100.8%
Career Totals
#117
OF 2,960
Points
1,577
#97
OF 2,960
Rebounds
719
#230
OF 2,960
Assists
210
#1494
OF 2,960
Steals
3
#1557
OF 2,960
Blocks
1
#1843
OF 2,960
3-Pointers
0
#47
OF 2,960
Games
150
#156
OF 2,960
Minutes
180,000
#117
OF 2,960
Field Goals
585
#80
OF 2,960
Free Throws
407
#2019
OF 2,960
Turnovers
0
#75
OF 2,960
Fouls
399
Per Game Averages
#297
OF 2,960
PPG
10.5
#260
OF 2,960
RPG
4.8
#395
OF 2,960
APG
1.4
#563
OF 2,960
SPG
0.0
#552
OF 2,960
BPG
0.0
#449
OF 2,960
MPG
20.0
#548
OF 2,960
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#110
OF 2,960
FG%
49.8%
#157
OF 2,960
FT%
81.7%
#139
OF 2,960
True Shooting
56.6%
Career Totals
#15
OF 296
Points
1,493
#16
OF 296
Rebounds
647
#25
OF 296
Assists
189
#117
OF 296
Steals
3
#152
OF 296
Blocks
1
#292
OF 296
3-Pointers
0
#9
OF 296
Games
134
#21
OF 296
Minutes
170,460
#16
OF 296
Field Goals
554
#14
OF 296
Free Throws
385
#293
OF 296
Turnovers
0
#12
OF 296
Fouls
357
Per Game Averages
#24
OF 296
PPG
11.1
#21
OF 296
RPG
4.8
#30
OF 296
APG
1.4
#33
OF 296
SPG
0.0
#34
OF 296
BPG
0.0
#31
OF 296
MPG
21.2
#42
OF 296
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#7
OF 296
FG%
50.0%
#15
OF 296
FT%
82.1%
#11
OF 296
True Shooting
56.8%
Career Totals
#126
OF 304
Points
84
#81
OF 304
Rebounds
72
#101
OF 304
Assists
21
#194
OF 304
Steals
0
#166
OF 304
Blocks
0
#120
OF 304
3-Pointers
0
#121
OF 304
Games
16
#137
OF 304
Minutes
9,540
#128
OF 304
Field Goals
31
#103
OF 304
Free Throws
22
#189
OF 304
Turnovers
0
#105
OF 304
Fouls
42
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 304
PPG
5.2
#—
OF 304
RPG
4.5
#—
OF 304
APG
1.3
#—
OF 304
SPG
0.0
#—
OF 304
BPG
0.0
#—
OF 304
MPG
9.9
#—
OF 304
TOV/G
0.0
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 304
FG%
47.0%
#—
OF 304
FT%
75.9%
#—
OF 304
True Shooting
53.3%
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Nelson
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