Don Nelson

Don Nelson

Boston Celtics

5× NBA Champion 1975-76, 1973-74, 1968-69, 1967-68, 1965-66

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
10.4
0.94× era
peak 1974-75 · 1.42×
RPG
4.9
0.91× era
peak 1969-70 · 1.34×
APG
1.4
0.64× era
peak 1974-75 · 1.02×
SPG
0.1
BPG
0.0

Shooting Percentages

FG%
47.3%
3P%
0.0%
FT%
76.6%

Career Totals

Games Played
1053
Total Points
10901
Total Rebounds
5187
Total Assists
1526
Total Steals
63
Total Blocks
40

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG3711151962-631969-701975-761962-63: 6.8 PPG1963-64: 5.2 PPG1964-65: 2.4 PPG1965-66: 10.2 PPG1966-67: 7.5 PPG1967-68: 10.0 PPG1968-69: 11.6 PPG1969-70: 15.4 PPG1970-71: 13.9 PPG1971-72: 13.8 PPG1972-73: 10.8 PPG1973-74: 11.5 PPG1974-75: 14.0 PPG1975-76: 6.4 PPG1962-63: 4.5 RPG1963-64: 4.0 RPG1964-65: 1.9 RPG1965-66: 5.4 RPG1966-67: 3.7 RPG1967-68: 5.3 RPG1968-69: 5.6 RPG1969-70: 7.3 RPG1970-71: 6.9 RPG1971-72: 5.5 RPG1972-73: 4.4 RPG1973-74: 4.2 RPG1974-75: 5.9 RPG1975-76: 2.4 RPG1962-63: 1.2 APG1963-64: 0.9 APG1964-65: 0.6 APG1965-66: 1.1 APG1966-67: 0.8 APG1967-68: 1.3 APG1968-69: 1.1 APG1969-70: 1.8 APG1970-71: 1.9 APG1971-72: 2.3 APG1972-73: 1.4 APG1973-74: 2.0 APG1974-75: 2.3 APG1975-76: 1.0 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

Usage & Playmaking

Rebounding & Efficiency

TS%
54.4%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
48.0%
Effective Field Goal Percentage

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 150
PPG 10.5
RPG 4.8
APG 1.4
FG% 49.2%
3P% 0.0%
FT% 81.1%

Season-by-Season Statistics

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Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1975-76 BOS 75 12.6 6.4 2.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 46.2% 0.0% 78.9%
1974-75 BOS 79 26.0 14.0 5.9 2.3 0.4 0.2 53.9% 0.0% 82.7%
1973-74 BOS 82 21.3 11.5 4.2 2.0 0.2 0.2 50.8% 0.0% 78.8%
1972-73 BOS 72 19.8 10.8 4.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 47.6% 0.0% 84.6%
1971-72 BOS 82 25.4 13.8 5.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 48.0% 0.0% 78.8%
1970-71 BOS 82 27.5 13.9 6.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 46.8% 0.0% 74.4%
1969-70 BOS 82 27.1 15.4 7.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 50.1% 0.0% 77.5%
1968-69 BOS 82 21.6 11.6 5.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 48.5% 0.0% 77.6%
1967-68 BOS 82 18.3 10.0 5.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 49.4% 0.0% 72.8%
1966-67 BOS 79 15.2 7.5 3.7 0.8 0.0 0.0 44.6% 0.0% 74.2%
1965-66 BOS 75 23.5 10.2 5.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 43.9% 0.0% 68.4%
1964-65 LAL 39 6.1 2.4 1.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 42.4% 0.0% 76.9%
1963-64 LAL 80 17.6 5.2 4.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 41.8% 0.0% 74.1%
1962-63 CHZ 62 17.3 6.8 4.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 44.0% 0.0% 72.9%

Players Like Don Nelson

Most stylistically similar by career averages — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and shooting splits.

1 Dave Sorenson 1970 – 1972 8.1p 4.7r 1.3a 2 Dave Stallworth 1965 – 1974 9.3p 4.7r 1.7a 3 Terry Dischinger 1962 – 1972 13.8p 5.6r 1.8a 4 Al Tucker 1967 – 1970 9.5p 5.0r 0.9a 5 Fred Hetzel 1965 – 1970 11.2p 5.9r 1.1a