Don Nelson

Don Nelson Stats: NBA Career Averages by Year

Season by season, Don Nelson averages in the NBA, both in the Regular Season and in the Playoffs, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and other categories. Also a summary of his career numbers.

His NBA years: from 1963 to 1976

Don Nelson NBA Stats Summary

Career Averages

Career Years Games Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
Season 14 1,053 10.3 4.9 1.4 0.3 0.1
Playoffs 11 150 10.5 4.8 1.4 0.3 0.1

Don Nelson Full Stats by Year

Regular Season Stats Per Game:

  Rebounds Shooting
Season
Team G Min Pts O D TRb Ast Stl Blk TO PF
FGM / A  %
3PM / A  %
FTM / A  %
1962-63 Zephyrs 62 17.3 6.8 - - 4.5 1.2 - - - 2.2 2.1 4.7 .440 - - - 2.6 3.6 .729
1963-64 Lakers 80 17.6 5.2 - - 4.0 1.0 - - - 2.3 1.7 4.0 .418 - - - 1.9 2.5 .741
1964-65 Lakers 39 6.1 2.4 - - 1.9 0.6 - - - 1.0 0.9 2.2 .424 - - - 0.5 0.7 .769
1965-66 Celtics 75 23.5 10.2 - - 5.4 1.1 - - - 2.5 3.6 8.2 .439 - - - 3.0 4.3 .684
1966-67 Celtics 79 15.2 7.5 - - 3.7 0.8 - - - 1.8 2.9 6.4 .446 - - - 1.8 2.4 .742
1967-68 Celtics 82 18.3 10.0 - - 5.3 1.3 - - - 2.2 3.8 7.7 .494 - - - 2.4 3.3 .728
1968-69 Celtics 82 21.6 11.6 - - 5.6 1.1 - - - 2.4 4.6 9.4 .485 - - - 2.5 3.2 .776
1969-70 Celtics 82 27.1 15.4 - - 7.3 1.8 - - - 2.9 5.6 11.2 .501 - - - 4.1 5.3 .775
1970-71 Celtics 82 27.5 13.9 - - 6.9 1.9 - - - 2.8 5.0 10.7 .468 - - - 3.9 5.2 .744
1971-72 Celtics 82 25.4 13.8 - - 5.5 2.3 - - - 2.7 4.7 9.9 .480 - - - 4.3 5.5 .788
1972-73 Celtics 72 19.8 10.8 - - 4.4 1.4 - - - 2.2 4.3 9.0 .476 - - - 2.2 2.6 .846
1973-74 Celtics 82 21.3 11.5 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.0 0.2 0.2 - 2.3 4.4 8.7 .508 - - - 2.6 3.3 .788
1974-75 Celtics 79 26.0 14.0 1.6 4.3 5.9 2.3 0.4 0.2 - 3.0 5.4 9.9 .539 - - - 3.3 4.0 .827
1975-76 Celtics 75 12.6 6.4 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 - 1.5 2.3 5.1 .462 - - - 1.7 2.1 .789
Career: 1053 20.6 10.3 1.2 3.1 4.9 1.4 0.3 0.1 - 2.3 3.8 8.0 .480 - - - 2.7 3.6 .765

Playoffs Stats Per Game:

  Rebounds Shooting
Playoffs Team G Min Pts O D TRb Ast Stl Blk TO PF
FGM / A  %
3PM / A  %
FTM / A  %
1964 Lakers 5 11.2 3.4 - - 2.6 0.4 - - - 2.2 1.4 2.6 .538 - - - 0.6 0.6 1.000
1965 Lakers 11 19.3 6.1 - - 5.4 1.7 - - - 2.8 2.2 4.8 .453 - - - 1.7 2.3 .760
1966 Celtics 17 18.6 8.4 - - 5.0 0.8 - - - 2.9 2.9 6.9 .424 - - - 2.5 3.1 .808
1967 Celtics 9 15.8 7.1 - - 4.7 1.0 - - - 1.3 3.0 6.6 .458 - - - 1.1 1.9 .588
1968 Celtics 19 24.6 12.5 - - 7.5 1.7 - - - 2.6 4.8 9.2 .520 - - - 2.9 3.9 .743
1969 Celtics 18 19.3 12.4 - - 4.6 1.2 - - - 2.8 4.8 9.3 .518 - - - 2.8 3.3 .833
1972 Celtics 11 28.0 13.2 - - 5.5 1.9 - - - 2.7 4.7 9.0 .525 - - - 3.7 4.4 .854
1973 Celtics 13 23.3 11.0 - - 2.9 1.2 - - - 2.2 3.6 7.8 .465 - - - 3.8 4.3 .875
1974 Celtics 18 25.9 11.4 1.4 4.0 5.4 1.9 0.4 0.2 - 3.0 4.6 9.1 .500 - - - 2.3 2.9 .774
1975 Celtics 11 24.9 15.4 1.6 2.5 4.1 2.4 0.2 0.2 - 3.3 6.0 10.6 .564 - - - 3.4 3.7 .902
1976 Celtics 18 17.5 9.1 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.2 0.1 - 2.6 2.9 6.0 .481 - - - 3.3 3.8 .870
Career: 150 21.4 10.5 1.3 2.9 4.8 1.4 0.3 0.1 - 2.7 3.9 7.8 .498 - - - 2.7 3.3 .817