Don Nelson Career Splits

Donald Arvid Nelson

(Nellie)

Position: Small Forward and Power Forward ▪ Shoots: Right

6-6, 210lb (198cm, 95kg)

Born: May 15, 1940 in Muskegon, Michigan us

College: Iowa

High School: Rock Island in Rock Island, Illinois

Draft: Chicago Zephyrs, 3rd round (1st pick, 19th overall), 1962 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 16, 1962

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Coach in 2012 (Full List)

Career Length: 14 years

Hall of Fame
5x NBA Champ

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SUMMARY

Career

1053

PTS

10.3

TRB

4.9

AST

1.4

FG%

48.0

FT%

76.5

PER

16.1

74.6

Career Splits

Game & Season level advanced stats calculations differ slightly · For reg. season games 1946-47 to 2024-25

Career Splits Table
		Totals														Shooting		Advanced			Per Game
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
	Total	1053			4016		2864	3746							10896		.765					10.3
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Place	Home	480			1879		1359	1769							5117		.768					10.7
	Road	485			1820		1256	1642							4896		.765					10.1
	Neutral	88			317		249	335							883		.743					10.0
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
All-Star	Pre	565			2108		1523	2006							5739		.759					10.2
	Post	488			1908		1341	1740							5157		.771					10.6
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Result	Win	653			2616		1787	2309							7019		.774					10.7
	Loss	400			1400		1077	1437							3877		.749					9.7
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Month	October	79			287		211	266							785		.793					9.9
	November	189			725		562	713							2012		.788					10.6
	December	193			740		540	748							2020		.722					10.5
	January	206			727		517	694							1971		.745					9.6
	February	198			825		519	661							2169		.785					11.0
	March	179			666		487	630							1819		.773					10.2
	April	9			46		28	34							120		.824					13.3
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Day	Sunday	171			650		449	589							1749		.762					10.2
	Monday	31			143		91	127							377		.717					12.2
	Tuesday	137			511		327	444							1349		.736					9.8
	Wednesday	214			818		629	789							2265		.797					10.6
	Thursday	57			203		148	199							554		.744					9.7
	Friday	244			957		721	927							2635		.778					10.8
	Saturday	199			734		499	671							1967		.744					9.9
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Role	Starter	99			471		319	385							1261		.829					12.7
	Reserve	954			3545		2545	3361							9635		.757					10.1
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Minutes	40+	11			98		60	75							256		.800					23.3
	30-39	116			775		546	685							2096		.797					18.1
	20-29	357			1691		1221	1587							4603		.769					12.9
	10-19	247			700		430	580							1830		.741					7.4
	0-9	322			752		607	819							2111		.741					6.6
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Rest	0 Days	404			1579		1117	1450							4275		.770					10.6
	1 Day	376			1514		1084	1417							4112		.765					10.9
	2 Days	128			483		372	505							1338		.737					10.5
	3+ Days	145			440		291	374							1171		.778					8.1
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Conference	Eastern	250			1037		779	976							2853		.798					11.4
	Western	222			1035		658	840							2728		.783					12.3
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Division	Atlantic	121			525		374	481							1424		.778					11.8
	Central	129			512		405	495							1429		.818					11.1
	Eastern	271			901		650	908							2452		.716					9.0
	Midwest	100			474		280	360							1228		.778					12.3
	Pacific	122			561		378	480							1500		.788					12.3
	Western	310			1043		777	1022							2863		.760					9.2
Split	Value	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS	FG%	FT%	TS%	ORtg	DRtg	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
Opponent	ATL, STL	92			286		200	257							772		.778					8.4
	Boston	23			28		38	55							94		.691					4.1
	Chicago	52			203		95	128							501		.742					9.6
	Cleveland	29			120		109	128							349		.852					12.0
	Detroit	86			334		218	294							886		.741					10.3
	GSW, SFW	85			251		207	258							709		.802					8.3
	HOU, SDR	50			234		186	237							654		.785					13.1
	LA Clippers	39			174		114	152							462		.750					11.8
	LA Lakers	67			273		175	217							721		.806					10.8
	Milwaukee	38			189		124	158							502		.785					13.2
	New York	103			339		253	340							931		.744					9.0
	Oklahoma City	43			204		124	175							532		.709					12.4
	PHI, SYR	102			400		319	414							1119		.771					11.0
	Phoenix	38			189		138	174							516		.793					13.6
	Portland	23			122		88	107							332		.822					14.4
	CIN, KCK, KCO	88			324		254	344							902		.738					10.3
	Utah	8			30		28	36							88		.778					11.0
	BAL, CAP, CHZ, WSB	87			316		194	272							826		.713					9.5

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