Patrick Beverley vs. Don Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Nelson and Patrick Beverley, 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.

Patrick Beverley played 12 years in the NBA, 2 less than Don Nelson, who played 14. Patrick Beverley had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Patrick Beverley	12	9	2012-13 to 2023-24
Don Nelson	14	11	1962-63 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2012-13	1962-63
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Zephyrs
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		%
Patrick Beverley	41	17.4	5.6	1.1	1.6	2.7	2.9	0.9	0.5	1.1	2.0	1.9	4.6	.418	0.9	2.3	.375	0.8	1.0	.829
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		%
Patrick Beverley	6	33.3	11.8	1.8	3.7	5.5	2.8	1.2	0.7	1.0	4.0	4.7	10.8	.431	1.3	4.0	.333	1.2	1.2	1.000
Don Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2013-14	1963-64
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Patrick Beverley	56	31.3	10.2	1.3	2.2	3.5	2.7	1.4	0.4	1.2	3.1	3.6	8.6	.414	1.6	4.6	.361	1.5	1.8	.814
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		%
Patrick Beverley	6	33.7	8.7	2.2	2.0	4.2	1.8	0.5	0.3	0.7	3.5	3.2	8.3	.380	1.2	3.7	.318	1.2	1.7	.700
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
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2014-15	1964-65
Team	Houston Rockets	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		%
Patrick Beverley	56	30.8	10.1	1.2	3.0	4.2	3.4	1.1	0.4	1.5	3.3	3.6	9.5	.383	2.1	5.8	.356	0.8	1.1	.750
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		%
Patrick Beverley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2015-16	1965-66
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Patrick Beverley	71	28.7	9.9	1.0	2.5	3.5	3.4	1.3	0.4	1.3	3.3	3.6	8.4	.434	1.7	4.4	.400	0.8	1.2	.682
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		%
Patrick Beverley	5	25.8	5.8	0.8	3.6	4.4	2.2	0.4	0.4	0.8	3.4	2.0	7.4	.270	0.6	2.8	.214	1.2	1.2	1.000
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
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2016-17	1966-67
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Patrick Beverley	67	30.7	9.5	1.4	4.4	5.9	4.2	1.5	0.4	1.5	3.3	3.4	8.1	.420	1.6	4.3	.382	1.1	1.4	.768
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		%
Patrick Beverley	11	29.5	11.1	1.9	3.6	5.5	3.0	1.5	0.2	1.6	3.5	4.1	9.9	.413	1.9	4.7	.404	1.0	1.3	.786
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
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2017-18	1967-68
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	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		%
Patrick Beverley	11	30.4	12.2	1.5	2.6	4.1	2.9	1.7	0.5	2.3	3.1	4.4	10.8	.403	2.2	5.5	.400	1.3	1.5	.824
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		%
Patrick Beverley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2018-19	1968-69
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Patrick Beverley	78	27.4	7.6	1.0	4.0	5.0	3.8	0.9	0.6	1.1	3.4	2.5	6.1	.407	1.4	3.6	.397	1.2	1.6	.780
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		%
Patrick Beverley	6	32.5	9.8	1.3	6.7	8.0	4.7	1.0	1.0	1.7	3.5	3.3	7.8	.426	2.2	5.0	.433	1.0	1.3	.750
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
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2019-20	1969-70
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Clippers 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		%
Patrick Beverley	51	26.3	7.9	1.1	4.1	5.2	3.6	1.1	0.5	1.3	3.1	2.9	6.7	.431	1.6	4.0	.388	0.6	0.9	.660
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		%
Patrick Beverley	8	20.8	6.3	1.1	3.0	4.1	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.9	3.9	2.5	4.9	.513	1.0	2.8	.364	0.3	0.5	.500
Don Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2020-21	1970-71
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers 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		%
Patrick Beverley	37	22.5	7.5	0.8	2.4	3.2	2.1	0.8	0.8	0.9	2.9	2.5	5.9	.423	1.5	3.8	.397	1.0	1.2	.800
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		%
Patrick Beverley	17	19.0	4.9	0.6	1.8	2.4	1.4	0.7	0.7	0.2	2.1	1.7	4.0	.426	0.8	2.2	.351	0.7	0.8	.857
Don Nelson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2021-22	1971-72
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Patrick Beverley	58	25.4	9.2	1.1	3.1	4.1	4.6	1.2	0.9	1.3	3.0	3.1	7.5	.406	1.4	4.2	.343	1.7	2.3	.722
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		%
Patrick Beverley	6	32.3	11.0	0.7	2.5	3.2	4.8	1.2	1.2	2.0	4.7	3.5	8.2	.429	1.5	4.3	.346	2.5	3.7	.682
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
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2022-23	1972-73
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls	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		%
Patrick Beverley	67	27.1	6.2	0.7	3.0	3.7	2.9	0.9	0.6	0.9	2.8	2.1	5.4	.400	1.2	3.6	.335	0.7	1.0	.723
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		%
Patrick Beverley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	2023-24	1973-74
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Patrick Beverley	73	20.0	6.2	0.7	2.6	3.3	2.9	0.6	0.4	0.9	1.8	2.2	5.2	.417	0.8	2.5	.337	1.0	1.2	.822
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		%
Patrick Beverley	6	35.0	8.2	0.7	2.7	3.3	5.5	1.0	0.7	1.0	2.7	2.7	6.5	.410	0.7	1.8	.364	2.2	2.5	.867
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
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	-	1974-75
Team	-	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Patrick Beverley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Patrick Beverley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Patrick Beverley	Don Nelson
Season	-	1975-76
Team	-	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Patrick Beverley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		%
Patrick Beverley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Patrick Beverley vs. Don Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Nelson and Patrick Beverley, 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