Don Nelson
- Seasons
- 1962-63 to 1975-76
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- May 15, 1940
- College
- Iowa
- Draft
- 1962, round 3, pick 19
5Championships
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 14 | 1,053 | 10,898 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 74.6 |
| Playoffs | 11 | 150 | 1,577 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | CHZ | 62 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 25-55 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 80 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 42-38 | Lost conf. finals | 3.4 | |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 39 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 49-31 | Lost Finals | 6.1 | |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 75 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 54-26 | Won title | 8.4 | |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 79 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 60-21 | Lost conf. finals | 7.1 | |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 82 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 54-28 | Won title | 12.5 | |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 82 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 48-34 | Won title | 12.4 | |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 82 | 15.4 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 34-48 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1970-71 | BOS | 82 | 13.9 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 44-38 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 82 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 56-26 | Lost conf. finals | 13.2 | |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 72 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 68-14 | Lost conf. finals | 11.0 | |
| 1973-74 | BOS | 82 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 56-26 | Won title | 11.4 | |
| 1974-75 | BOS | 79 | 14.0 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 60-22 | Lost conf. finals | 15.4 | |
| 1975-76 | BOS | 75 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 54-28 | Won title | 9.1 |