Don Nelson Donald Arvid Nelson (Don, Nellie) Position: F Height: 6' 6'' Weight: 210 Born: 5/15/1940, in Muskegon, MI, USA High School: Rock Island, in Rock Island, IL College: University of Iowa About bio info Draft History 1962 NBA - Round 3 by CH2

Regular Season Stats Click on column header to sort
Year	Age	Team	Lg	G	Min	Pts	PPG	FGM	FGA	FGP	FTM	FTA	FTP	3PM	3PA	3PP	ORB	DRB	TRB	RPG	AST	APG	STL	BLK	TO	PF
1962-63	22	CH2	NBA	62	1071	419	6.8	129	293	.440	161	221	.729	0	0	.000	0	0	279	4.5	72	1.2	0	0	0	136
1963-64	23	LAL	NBA	80	1406	419	5.2	135	323	.418	149	201	.741	0	0	.000	0	0	323	4.0	76	1.0	0	0	0	181
1964-65	24	LAL	NBA	39	238	92	2.4	36	85	.424	20	26	.769	0	0	.000	0	0	73	1.9	24	0.6	0	0	0	40
1965-66	25	BOS	NBA	75	1765	765	10.2	271	618	.439	223	326	.684	0	0	.000	0	0	403	5.4	79	1.1	0	0	0	187
1966-67	26	BOS	NBA	79	1202	595	7.5	227	509	.446	141	190	.742	0	0	.000	0	0	295	3.7	65	0.8	0	0	0	143
1967-68	27	BOS	NBA	82	1498	819	10.0	312	632	.494	195	268	.728	0	0	.000	0	0	431	5.3	103	1.3	0	0	0	178
1968-69	28	BOS	NBA	82	1773	949	11.6	374	771	.485	201	259	.776	0	0	.000	0	0	458	5.6	92	1.1	0	0	0	198
1969-70	29	BOS	NBA	82	2224	1259	15.4	461	920	.501	337	435	.775	0	0	.000	0	0	601	7.3	148	1.8	0	0	0	238
1970-71	30	BOS	NBA	82	2254	1141	13.9	412	881	.468	317	426	.744	0	0	.000	0	0	565	6.9	153	1.9	0	0	0	232
1971-72	31	BOS	NBA	82	2086	1134	13.8	389	811	.480	356	452	.788	0	0	.000	0	0	453	5.5	192	2.3	0	0	0	220
1972-73	32	BOS	NBA	72	1425	777	10.8	309	649	.476	159	188	.846	0	0	.000	0	0	315	4.4	102	1.4	0	0	0	155
1973-74	33	BOS	NBA	82	1748	943	11.5	364	717	.508	215	273	.788	0	0	.000	90	255	345	4.2	162	2.0	19	13	0	189
1974-75	34	BOS	NBA	79	2052	1109	14.0	423	785	.539	263	318	.827	0	0	.000	127	342	469	5.9	181	2.3	32	15	0	239
1975-76	35	BOS	NBA	75	943	477	6.4	175	379	.462	127	161	.789	0	0	.000	56	126	182	2.4	77	1.0	14	7	0	115
14 Season Totals				1053	21685	10898	10.3	4017	8373	.480	2864	3744	.765	0	0	.000	273	723	5192	4.9	1526	1.4	65	35	0	2451

M - MVP
N - All NBA First Team
A - All Star

Extended Stats Explanations
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Year	Age	Team	Lg	G	MPG	PPG	EFF	AV	VI	PPFGA	PPR	RbRate
1962-63	22	CH2	NBA	62	17.3	6.8	8.81	5.3	3.3	1.074	0.00	0.0
1963-64	23	LAL	NBA	80	17.6	5.2	7.23	5.6	2.8	1.018	0.00	0.0
1964-65	24	LAL	NBA	39	6.1	2.4	3.44	1.9	1.4	0.954	0.00	0.0
1965-66	25	BOS	NBA	75	23.5	10.2	10.63	7.1	3.9	1.005	0.00	0.0
1966-67	26	BOS	NBA	79	15.2	7.5	7.90	5.9	2.8	1.004	0.00	0.0
1967-68	27	BOS	NBA	82	18.3	10.0	11.71	8.2	4.1	1.092	0.00	0.0
1968-69	28	BOS	NBA	82	21.6	11.6	12.73	8.7	4.1	1.072	0.00	0.0
1969-70	29	BOS	NBA	82	27.1	15.4	17.70	11.2	5.9	1.133	0.00	0.0
1970-71	30	BOS	NBA	82	27.5	13.9	15.62	10.2	5.7	1.068	0.00	10.8
1971-72	31	BOS	NBA	82	25.4	13.8	15.38	10.0	5.6	1.123	0.00	10.0
1972-73	32	BOS	NBA	72	19.8	10.8	11.46	7.3	4.1	1.062	0.00	10.0
1973-74	33	BOS	NBA	82	21.3	11.5	13.06	8.9	4.6	1.126	0.00	9.6
1974-75	34	BOS	NBA	79	26.0	14.0	17.58	10.8	5.7	1.199	0.00	11.4
1975-76	35	BOS	NBA	75	12.6	6.4	6.92	5.1	2.5	1.060	0.00	9.5
14 Season Totals				1053	20.6	10.3	11.85	56.2	4.2	1.088	4.64	0.0

Playoff Stats
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Year	Team	Lg	G	Min	Pts	PPG	FGM	FGA	FGP	FTM	FTA	FTP	3PM	3PA	3PP	ORB	DRB	TRB	RPG	AST	APG	STL	BLK	TO
1963-64	LAL	NBA	5	56	17	3.4	7	13	.538	3	3	1.000	0	0	.000	0	0	13	2.6	2	0.4	0	0	0
1964-65	LAL	NBA	11	212	67	6.1	24	53	.453	19	25	.760	0	0	.000	0	0	59	5.4	19	1.7	0	0	0
1965-66	BOS	NBA	17	316	142	8.4	50	118	.424	42	52	.808	0	0	.000	0	0	85	5.0	13	0.8	0	0	0
1966-67	BOS	NBA	9	142	64	7.1	27	59	.458	10	17	.588	0	0	.000	0	0	42	4.7	9	1.0	0	0	0
1967-68	BOS	NBA	19	468	237	12.5	91	175	.520	55	74	.743	0	0	.000	0	0	143	7.5	32	1.7	0	0	0
1968-69	BOS	NBA	18	348	224	12.4	87	168	.518	50	60	.833	0	0	.000	0	0	83	4.6	21	1.2	0	0	0
1971-72	BOS	NBA	11	308	145	13.2	52	99	.525	41	48	.854	0	0	.000	0	0	61	5.5	21	1.9	0	0	0
1972-73	BOS	NBA	13	303	143	11.0	47	101	.465	49	56	.875	0	0	.000	0	0	38	2.9	15	1.2	0	0	0
1973-74	BOS	NBA	18	467	205	11.4	82	164	.500	41	53	.774	0	0	.000	0	0	97	5.4	35	1.9	0	0	0
1974-75	BOS	NBA	11	274	169	15.4	66	117	.564	37	41	.902	0	0	.000	0	0	45	4.1	26	2.4	0	0	0
1975-76	BOS	NBA	18	315	164	9.1	52	108	.481	60	69	.870	0	0	.000	0	0	53	2.9	17	0.9	0	0	0
Totals			150	3209	1577	10.5	585	1175	.498	407	498	.817	0	0	.000	0	0	719	4.8	210	1.4	0	0	0

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