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Don NelsonvsDonyell Marshall

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

SF · VAL group F

Don Nelson

1963–1976 · 14 seasons

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PF · VAL group F

Donyell Marshall

1995–2009 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Don Nelson and Donyell Marshall: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Don Nelson	Stat	Donyell Marshall
14	Seasons	15
40.5	Career VAL	45.7
8.6 (1975)	Peak-season VAL	8.9 (2004)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Don Nelson and Donyell Marshall have
Don Nelson	Stat	Donyell Marshall
Career
1,053	Games	956

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, Points / game, Rebounds / game, Assists / game, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Donyell Marshall's career line covers 2002–2009 only (the table behind it does not cover 7 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Don Nelson	Donyell Marshall
21	—	0
22	0.7	0
23	0.2	0
24	0	2.1
25	1.1	1.2
26	0.5	1.9
27	3.3	7.9
28	3.6	5.7
29	5.6	5.5
30	3.8	8.9
31	5.1	5.8
32	2.7	2.2
33	4.8	3.7
34	8.6	0
35	0.5	0.8

Age	Don Nelson	Donyell Marshall
21	—	0
22	0.7	0
23	0.2	0
24	0	2.1
25	1.1	1.2
26	0.5	1.9
27	3.3	7.9
28	3.6	5.7
29	5.6	5.5
30	3.8	8.9
31	5.1	5.8
32	2.7	2.2
33	4.8	3.7
34	8.6	0
35	0.5	0.8

Age	Don Nelson	Donyell Marshall
21	—	0
22	0.7	0
23	0.2	0
24	0	2.1
25	1.1	1.2
26	0.5	1.9
27	3.3	7.9
28	3.6	5.7
29	5.6	5.5
30	3.8	8.9
31	5.1	5.8
32	2.7	2.2
33	4.8	3.7
34	8.6	0
35	0.5	0.8

Age	Don Nelson	Donyell Marshall
21	—	0
22	0.7	0
23	0.2	0
24	0	2.1
25	1.1	1.2
26	0.5	1.9
27	3.3	7.9
28	3.6	5.7
29	5.6	5.5
30	3.8	8.9
31	5.1	5.8
32	2.7	2.2
33	4.8	3.7
34	8.6	0
35	0.5	0.8