Don Nelson vs. Deron Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Deron Williams and Don Nelson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Don Nelson played 14 years in the NBA, 2 more than Deron Williams, who played 12. Don Nelson had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Deron Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 |
Don Nelson |
14 |
11 |
1962-63 to 1975-76 |
Deron Williams |
12 |
9 |
2005-06 to 2016-17 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Don Nelson |
Deron Williams |
Season |
1962-63 | 2005-06 |
Team |
Chicago Zephyrs | Utah Jazz |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
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 |
% |
Don Nelson |
62 |
17.3 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
.440 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.729 |
Deron Williams |
80 |
28.8 |
10.8 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
10.1 |
.421 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.416 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.704 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
80 |
17.6 |
5.2 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.418 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.741 |
Deron Williams |
80 |
36.9 |
16.2 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
9.3 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
6.2 |
13.5 |
.456 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
.322 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
.767 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
5 |
11.2 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
.538 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.000 |
Deron Williams |
17 |
38.6 |
19.2 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
8.6 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
7.2 |
15.9 |
.452 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.333 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.790 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
39 |
6.1 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
1.9 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.769 |
Deron Williams |
82 |
37.3 |
18.8 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
10.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
13.6 |
.507 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.395 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.803 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
11 |
19.3 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.760 |
Deron Williams |
12 |
42.8 |
21.6 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
10.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
7.5 |
15.3 |
.492 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
.500 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
.773 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
75 |
23.5 |
10.2 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.6 |
8.2 |
.439 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.3 |
.684 |
Deron Williams |
68 |
36.8 |
19.4 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
10.7 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
14.5 |
.471 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
.310 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
.849 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
17 |
18.6 |
8.4 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
2.9 |
6.9 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.808 |
Deron Williams |
5 |
42.2 |
20.2 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
10.8 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
14.0 |
.414 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
.360 |
6.8 |
8.2 |
.829 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
79 |
15.2 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.742 |
Deron Williams |
76 |
36.9 |
18.7 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
10.5 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
13.9 |
.469 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.371 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
9 |
15.8 |
7.1 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.9 |
.588 |
Deron Williams |
10 |
39.8 |
24.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
10.2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
14.9 |
.450 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
.392 |
8.9 |
11.1 |
.802 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
82 |
18.3 |
10.0 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.8 |
7.7 |
.494 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.728 |
Deron Williams |
65 |
37.9 |
20.1 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
10.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
15.0 |
.439 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
.331 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
.845 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
19 |
24.6 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
7.5 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.8 |
9.2 |
.520 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.743 |
Deron Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
82 |
21.6 |
11.6 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
4.6 |
9.4 |
.485 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.776 |
Deron Williams |
55 |
36.3 |
21.0 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
7.1 |
17.5 |
.407 |
2.1 |
6.2 |
.336 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
.843 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
18 |
19.3 |
12.4 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.8 |
9.3 |
.518 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.833 |
Deron Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
82 |
27.1 |
15.4 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.6 |
11.2 |
.501 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.3 |
.775 |
Deron Williams |
78 |
36.4 |
18.9 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
7.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
14.4 |
.440 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
.378 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
.859 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
7 |
41.7 |
20.6 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
8.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
15.1 |
.425 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
.395 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
.822 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
82 |
27.5 |
13.9 |
- |
- |
6.9 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
5.0 |
10.7 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.2 |
.744 |
Deron Williams |
64 |
32.2 |
14.3 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
11.2 |
.450 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.366 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
12 |
35.7 |
14.5 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
12.7 |
.395 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.340 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
82 |
25.4 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
4.7 |
9.9 |
.480 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.5 |
.788 |
Deron Williams |
68 |
31.1 |
13.0 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
11.3 |
.387 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.367 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.834 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
11 |
28.0 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
4.7 |
9.0 |
.525 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.4 |
.854 |
Deron Williams |
6 |
32.0 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
11.5 |
.391 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.423 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
72 |
19.8 |
10.8 |
- |
- |
4.4 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
4.3 |
9.0 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.6 |
.846 |
Deron Williams |
65 |
32.4 |
14.1 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
11.9 |
.414 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
.344 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.869 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Nelson |
13 |
23.3 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.6 |
7.8 |
.465 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.875 |
Deron Williams |
3 |
16.3 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
.333 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Deron Williams |
64 |
25.9 |
11.0 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
9.4 |
.438 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.363 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.826 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Deron Williams |
18 |
14.6 |
4.3 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
.438 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.387 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
.909 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Deron Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Deron Williams |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Deron Williams |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Deron Williams |
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