Donte DiVincenzo vs. Don Nelson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Nelson and Donte DiVincenzo, 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.
Donte DiVincenzo played 6 years in the NBA, 8 less than Don Nelson, who played 14. Donte DiVincenzo had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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 |
Donte DiVincenzo |
6 |
4 |
2018-19 to 2023-24 |
Don Nelson |
14 |
11 |
1962-63 to 1975-76 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
27 |
15.2 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
.403 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
.265 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.750 |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
66 |
23.0 |
9.2 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.455 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.336 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.733 |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
10 |
16.5 |
6.6 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
.451 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.333 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.650 |
Don Nelson |
5 |
11.2 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
.538 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
66 |
27.5 |
10.4 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
9.1 |
.420 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.379 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.718 |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
3 |
23.3 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
.188 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
.167 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Don Nelson |
11 |
19.3 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.760 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
42 |
23.9 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
8.0 |
.351 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
.339 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.843 |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Nelson |
17 |
18.6 |
8.4 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
2.9 |
6.9 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.808 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
72 |
26.3 |
9.4 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
.435 |
2.1 |
5.3 |
.397 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.817 |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
13 |
18.1 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
.375 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.341 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.667 |
Don Nelson |
9 |
15.8 |
7.1 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.9 |
.588 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
81 |
29.1 |
15.5 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
12.4 |
.443 |
3.5 |
8.7 |
.401 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.754 |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
10 |
35.5 |
16.7 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
14.2 |
.415 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
.429 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
.941 |
Don Nelson |
19 |
24.6 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
7.5 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.8 |
9.2 |
.520 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.743 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Nelson |
18 |
19.3 |
12.4 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.8 |
9.3 |
.518 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Nelson |
11 |
28.0 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
4.7 |
9.0 |
.525 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.4 |
.854 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Nelson |
13 |
23.3 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.6 |
7.8 |
.465 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Donte DiVincenzo |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |