Andrew Bogut vs. Don Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Nelson and Andrew Bogut, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Andrew Bogut and Don Nelson both played 14 years in the NBA. Andrew Bogut had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, while Don Nelson had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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
Andrew Bogut	14	5	2005-06 to 2018-19
Don Nelson	14	11	1962-63 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2005-06	1962-63
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Chicago Zephyrs
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Andrew Bogut	82	28.6	9.4	2.3	4.7	7.0	2.3	0.6	0.8	1.5	3.2	3.9	7.4	.533	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.4	.629
Don Nelson	62	17.3	6.8	-	-	4.5	1.2	-	-	-	2.2	2.1	4.7	.440	-	-	-	2.6	3.6	.729

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	5	34.4	8.6	1.8	4.4	6.2	3.4	0.6	0.0	1.6	4.2	4.0	9.2	.435	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.6	.375
Don Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2006-07	1963-64
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	66	34.2	12.3	2.5	6.3	8.8	3.0	0.7	0.5	2.3	3.3	5.3	9.5	.553	0.0	0.1	.200	1.7	2.9	.577
Don Nelson	80	17.6	5.2	-	-	4.0	1.0	-	-	-	2.3	1.7	4.0	.418	-	-	-	1.9	2.5	.741

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Don Nelson	5	11.2	3.4	-	-	2.6	0.4	-	-	-	2.2	1.4	2.6	.538	-	-	-	0.6	0.6	1.000


Season 3
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2007-08	1964-65
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	78	34.9	14.3	3.1	6.6	9.8	2.6	0.8	1.7	2.2	3.3	6.0	11.7	.511	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	4.1	.587
Don Nelson	39	6.1	2.4	-	-	1.9	0.6	-	-	-	1.0	0.9	2.2	.424	-	-	-	0.5	0.7	.769

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Don Nelson	11	19.3	6.1	-	-	5.4	1.7	-	-	-	2.8	2.2	4.8	.453	-	-	-	1.7	2.3	.760


Season 4
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2008-09	1965-66
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	36	31.2	11.7	3.3	7.0	10.3	2.0	0.6	1.0	2.4	3.6	5.1	8.8	.577	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.7	.571
Don Nelson	75	23.5	10.2	-	-	5.4	1.1	-	-	-	2.5	3.6	8.2	.439	-	-	-	3.0	4.3	.684

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Don Nelson	17	18.6	8.4	-	-	5.0	0.8	-	-	-	2.9	2.9	6.9	.424	-	-	-	2.5	3.1	.808


Season 5
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2009-10	1966-67
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	69	32.3	15.9	3.0	7.1	10.2	1.8	0.6	2.5	1.9	3.2	6.9	13.2	.520	0.0	0.0	.000	2.2	3.4	.629
Don Nelson	79	15.2	7.5	-	-	3.7	0.8	-	-	-	1.8	2.9	6.4	.446	-	-	-	1.8	2.4	.742

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Don Nelson	9	15.8	7.1	-	-	4.7	1.0	-	-	-	1.3	3.0	6.6	.458	-	-	-	1.1	1.9	.588


Season 6
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2010-11	1967-68
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Blocks Leader	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	65	35.3	12.8	3.1	8.0	11.1	2.0	0.7	2.6	1.9	3.3	5.6	11.4	.495	0.0	0.1	.000	1.5	3.3	.442
Don Nelson	82	18.3	10.0	-	-	5.3	1.3	-	-	-	2.2	3.8	7.7	.494	-	-	-	2.4	3.3	.728

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Don Nelson	19	24.6	12.5	-	-	7.5	1.7	-	-	-	2.6	4.8	9.2	.520	-	-	-	2.9	3.9	.743


Season 7
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2011-12	1968-69
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	12	30.3	11.3	1.8	6.5	8.3	2.6	1.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	5.1	11.3	.449	0.0	0.1	.000	1.2	1.9	.609
Don Nelson	82	21.6	11.6	-	-	5.6	1.1	-	-	-	2.4	4.6	9.4	.485	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Don Nelson	18	19.3	12.4	-	-	4.6	1.2	-	-	-	2.8	4.8	9.3	.518	-	-	-	2.8	3.3	.833


Season 8
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2012-13	1969-70
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Andrew Bogut	32	24.6	5.8	2.1	5.5	7.7	2.1	0.6	1.7	1.1	2.7	2.6	5.8	.451	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.6	1.2	.500
Don Nelson	82	27.1	15.4	-	-	7.3	1.8	-	-	-	2.9	5.6	11.2	.501	-	-	-	4.1	5.3	.775

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	12	27.3	7.2	3.3	7.7	10.9	1.8	0.5	1.5	1.8	3.3	3.3	5.6	.582	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.9	.348
Don Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2013-14	1970-71
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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		%
Andrew Bogut	67	26.4	7.3	2.7	7.3	10.0	1.7	0.7	1.8	1.4	3.1	3.5	5.6	.627	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	1.0	.344
Don Nelson	82	27.5	13.9	-	-	6.9	1.9	-	-	-	2.8	5.0	10.7	.468	-	-	-	3.9	5.2	.744

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Don Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2014-15	1971-72
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	67	23.6	6.3	2.1	6.0	8.1	2.7	0.6	1.7	1.6	2.8	3.0	5.3	.563	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.6	.524
Don Nelson	82	25.4	13.8	-	-	5.5	2.3	-	-	-	2.7	4.7	9.9	.480	-	-	-	4.3	5.5	.788

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	19	23.2	4.7	2.2	5.9	8.1	1.9	0.6	1.8	1.4	3.6	2.2	3.9	.560	0.0	0.1	.000	0.3	0.7	.385
Don Nelson	11	28.0	13.2	-	-	5.5	1.9	-	-	-	2.7	4.7	9.0	.525	-	-	-	3.7	4.4	.854


Season 11
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2015-16	1972-73
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	70	20.7	5.4	1.7	5.3	7.0	2.3	0.5	1.6	1.2	3.2	2.5	4.0	.627	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.3	0.7	.480
Don Nelson	72	19.8	10.8	-	-	4.4	1.4	-	-	-	2.2	4.3	9.0	.476	-	-	-	2.2	2.6	.846

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	22	16.6	4.6	2.1	3.5	5.7	1.4	0.6	1.6	0.9	3.3	2.2	3.5	.623	0.0	0.1	.000	0.2	0.6	.357
Don Nelson	13	23.3	11.0	-	-	2.9	1.2	-	-	-	2.2	3.6	7.8	.465	-	-	-	3.8	4.3	.875


Season 12
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2016-17	1973-74
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	27	21.6	2.9	2.1	6.0	8.1	1.8	0.5	0.9	1.6	3.2	1.4	3.0	.469	0.0	0.0	.000	0.1	0.4	.273
Don Nelson	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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Don Nelson	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


Season 13
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2017-18	1974-75
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	24	9.0	1.5	1.1	2.2	3.3	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.8	1.7	0.7	1.0	.680	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.1	1.000
Don Nelson	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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Don Nelson	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


Season 14
	Andrew Bogut	Don Nelson
Season	2018-19	1975-76
Team	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Warriors Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	11	12.2	3.5	1.1	3.9	5.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.7	2.0	1.6	3.3	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.3	1.000
Don Nelson	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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Bogut	19	9.4	2.7	1.2	2.7	3.9	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.5	2.0	1.3	1.9	.649	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.3	.800
Don Nelson	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

Andrew Bogut vs. Don Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Nelson and Andrew Bogut, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14