Clint Capela vs. Jameer Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jameer Nelson and Clint Capela, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Clint Capela played 10 years in the NBA, 4 less than Jameer Nelson, who played 14. Clint Capela had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Jameer Nelson had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Clint Capela	10	8	2014-15 to 2023-24
Jameer Nelson	14	6	2004-05 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	2014-15	2004-05
Team	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Clint Capela	12	7.5	2.7	0.8	2.2	3.0	0.2	0.1	0.8	0.4	1.2	1.2	2.4	.483	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	1.9	.174
Jameer Nelson	79	20.4	8.7	0.7	1.8	2.4	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	2.5	3.6	7.9	.455	0.6	1.8	.312	0.9	1.4	.682

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	17	7.5	3.4	0.8	1.7	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.2	1.1	1.2	1.8	.677	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.7	.517
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	2015-16	2005-06
Team	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West 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		%
Clint Capela	77	19.1	7.0	2.5	3.9	6.4	0.6	0.8	1.2	0.8	2.5	3.0	5.2	.582	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	2.7	.379
Jameer Nelson	62	28.8	14.6	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.9	1.1	0.1	2.4	2.8	5.6	11.6	.483	1.1	2.7	.424	2.3	2.9	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	5	8.6	1.6	1.6	2.4	4.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.6	1.8	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.0	.400
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	2016-17	2006-07
Team	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	65	23.9	12.6	2.7	5.4	8.1	1.0	0.5	1.2	1.3	2.8	5.6	8.7	.643	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.7	.531
Jameer Nelson	77	30.3	13.0	0.6	2.4	3.1	4.3	0.9	0.1	2.4	2.9	4.9	11.4	.430	0.8	2.5	.335	2.4	2.9	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	11	26.0	10.5	2.4	6.4	8.7	1.1	0.7	2.5	0.7	2.5	4.2	7.5	.561	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.5	.615
Jameer Nelson	4	32.3	14.3	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.3	0.8	0.0	2.3	4.8	5.3	12.5	.420	1.3	3.5	.357	2.5	2.8	.909


Season 4
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	2017-18	2007-08
Team	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	Magic Lost East Conf 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		%
Clint Capela	74	27.5	13.9	3.3	7.6	10.8	0.9	0.8	1.9	1.4	2.5	6.0	9.1	.652	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	3.5	.560
Jameer Nelson	69	28.4	10.9	0.4	3.1	3.5	5.6	0.9	0.1	2.0	2.4	4.1	8.7	.469	0.9	2.2	.416	1.8	2.2	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	17	30.6	12.7	3.6	8.0	11.6	1.3	0.8	2.1	0.9	2.2	5.6	8.5	.660	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	3.2	.473
Jameer Nelson	10	33.3	16.2	0.4	3.7	4.1	4.7	0.3	0.2	2.1	4.3	5.7	11.3	.504	2.0	4.1	.488	2.8	3.7	.757


Season 5
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	2018-19	2008-09
Team	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Magic 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		%
Clint Capela	67	33.6	16.6	4.4	8.2	12.7	1.4	0.7	1.5	1.4	2.5	7.1	10.9	.648	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.9	.636
Jameer Nelson	42	31.2	16.7	0.5	3.0	3.5	5.4	1.2	0.1	2.0	2.9	6.4	12.6	.503	2.0	4.3	.453	2.0	2.3	.887

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	11	30.1	9.7	3.7	6.5	10.3	1.5	0.3	1.1	1.5	2.4	4.2	7.5	.561	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	3.2	.429
Jameer Nelson	5	18.0	3.8	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.8	0.2	0.0	1.4	0.6	1.6	4.6	.348	0.2	1.2	.167	0.4	0.8	.500


Season 6
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	2019-20	2009-10
Team	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic 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		%
Clint Capela	39	32.8	13.9	4.3	9.5	13.8	1.2	0.8	1.8	1.6	2.6	6.3	9.9	.629	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.7	.529
Jameer Nelson	65	28.6	12.6	0.4	2.6	3.0	5.4	0.7	0.0	2.1	2.3	4.9	10.9	.449	1.3	3.5	.381	1.5	1.8	.845

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	14	34.2	19.0	0.6	2.9	3.6	4.8	1.0	0.0	2.5	2.7	6.5	13.6	.479	2.4	6.0	.393	3.6	4.4	.823


Season 7
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	2020-21	2010-11
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	63	30.1	15.2	4.7	9.6	14.3	0.8	0.7	2.0	1.2	2.3	6.6	11.0	.594	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.6	.573
Jameer Nelson	76	30.5	13.1	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	2.6	2.8	4.9	11.0	.446	1.6	3.9	.401	1.7	2.1	.802

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	18	31.6	10.1	3.4	7.8	11.2	0.9	0.7	1.1	1.0	2.6	4.6	7.6	.603	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	2.2	.436
Jameer Nelson	6	36.0	13.2	1.2	3.0	4.2	5.0	2.0	0.0	1.3	2.3	5.2	13.7	.378	1.0	4.3	.231	1.8	2.3	.786


Season 8
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	2021-22	2011-12
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	74	27.6	11.1	3.8	8.1	11.9	1.2	0.7	1.3	0.6	2.2	5.0	8.2	.613	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	2.3	.473
Jameer Nelson	57	29.9	11.9	0.5	2.7	3.2	5.7	0.7	0.1	2.4	2.3	4.5	10.6	.427	1.5	4.1	.377	1.2	1.5	.807

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	2	20.0	2.0	2.0	5.5	7.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Jameer Nelson	5	36.4	15.6	0.2	3.6	3.8	6.6	0.8	0.2	2.0	2.6	5.8	14.8	.392	1.6	5.0	.320	2.4	3.2	.750


Season 9
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	2022-23	2012-13
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks 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		%
Clint Capela	65	26.6	12.0	4.0	7.1	11.0	0.9	0.7	1.2	0.8	2.1	5.4	8.2	.653	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	2.0	.603
Jameer Nelson	56	35.3	14.7	0.4	3.3	3.7	7.4	1.3	0.1	2.8	2.9	5.5	13.9	.392	2.2	6.3	.341	1.6	1.8	.873

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	6	25.2	8.3	2.5	5.8	8.3	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.7	0.8	3.8	6.3	.605	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.0	.667
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	2023-24	2013-14
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Orlando Magic
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		%
Clint Capela	73	25.8	11.5	4.6	6.0	10.6	1.2	0.6	1.5	1.0	2.2	4.8	8.5	.571	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	2.8	.631
Jameer Nelson	68	32.0	12.1	0.4	3.0	3.4	7.0	0.8	0.1	2.4	2.1	4.3	11.0	.394	2.0	5.8	.348	1.4	1.6	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2014-15
Team	-	Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Clint Capela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	63	22.3	8.3	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.0	0.7	0.1	1.7	2.2	3.3	8.0	.407	1.4	4.1	.345	0.4	0.6	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2015-16
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Clint Capela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	39	26.6	7.7	0.5	2.5	2.9	4.9	0.6	0.1	1.7	2.6	2.9	7.9	.368	1.1	3.7	.299	0.8	0.9	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2016-17
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Clint Capela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	75	27.3	9.2	0.4	2.2	2.6	5.1	0.7	0.1	1.7	2.6	3.6	8.1	.444	1.4	3.6	.388	0.6	0.8	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Clint Capela	Jameer Nelson
Season	-	2017-18
Team	-	New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Clint Capela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	50	20.3	4.9	0.3	1.8	2.1	3.6	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.6	1.9	4.9	.389	0.8	2.5	.331	0.3	0.4	.800

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jameer Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Clint Capela vs. Jameer Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jameer Nelson and Clint Capela, 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