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 advanced
- PER
- 16.1
- True shooting
- .544
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 74.6
- WS per 48
- .165
- Box plus/minus
- 1.3
- VORP
- 4.1
- Best season, WS
- 8.8
- Best season, BPM
- 2.4
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 6
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | CHZ | 22 | 62 | 1,071 | 13.8 | .537 | .440 | – | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | .094 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 23 | 80 | 1,406 | 10.6 | .509 | .418 | – | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .080 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 24 | 39 | 238 | 14.0 | .477 | .424 | – | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .080 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 25 | 75 | 1,765 | 13.3 | .502 | .439 | – | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.4 | .146 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | BOS | 26 | 79 | 1,202 | 14.3 | .502 | .446 | – | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | .131 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | BOS | 27 | 82 | 1,498 | 18.2 | .546 | .494 | – | 3.6 | 2.6 | 6.1 | .197 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | BOS | 28 | 82 | 1,773 | 17.5 | .536 | .485 | – | 4.2 | 3.3 | 7.5 | .203 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | BOS | 29 | 82 | 2,224 | 18.5 | .566 | .501 | – | 5.7 | 2.6 | 8.3 | .180 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | BOS | 30 | 82 | 2,254 | 15.9 | .534 | .468 | – | 4.2 | 3.2 | 7.4 | .157 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | BOS | 31 | 82 | 2,086 | 17.7 | .561 | .480 | – | 5.4 | 3.4 | 8.8 | .202 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | BOS | 32 | 72 | 1,425 | 16.8 | .531 | .476 | – | 3.0 | 2.8 | 5.8 | .194 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | BOS | 33 | 82 | 1,748 | 16.1 | .563 | .508 | – | 4.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .162 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | – | 97 |
| 1974-75 | BOS | 34 | 79 | 2,052 | 18.1 | .600 | .539 | – | 6.2 | 2.5 | 8.7 | .204 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | – | 96 |
| 1975-76 | BOS | 35 | 75 | 943 | 15.1 | .530 | .462 | – | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | .134 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – | 99 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.