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Don NelsonvsStephen Jackson

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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SF · VAL group F

Stephen Jackson

2001–2014 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Don Nelson and Stephen Jackson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Don Nelson	Stat	Stephen Jackson
14	Seasons	14
40.5	Career VAL	45.3
8.6 (1975)	Peak-season VAL	7.4 (2010)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

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 Stephen Jackson have
Don Nelson	Stat	Stephen Jackson
Career
1,053	Games	852

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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 — Stephen Jackson's career line covers 2002–2014 only (the table behind it does not cover 1 early-career season).

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	Stephen Jackson
22	0.7	2.1
23	0.2	0
24	0	6.2
25	1.1	3.5
26	0.5	3.5
27	3.3	4.8
28	3.6	5.5
29	5.6	4.5
30	3.8	4.3
31	5.1	7.4
32	2.7	3
33	4.8	0.5
34	8.6	0
35	0.5	—

Age	Don Nelson	Stephen Jackson
22	0.7	2.1
23	0.2	0
24	0	6.2
25	1.1	3.5
26	0.5	3.5
27	3.3	4.8
28	3.6	5.5
29	5.6	4.5
30	3.8	4.3
31	5.1	7.4
32	2.7	3
33	4.8	0.5
34	8.6	0
35	0.5	—

Age	Don Nelson	Stephen Jackson
22	0.7	2.1
23	0.2	0
24	0	6.2
25	1.1	3.5
26	0.5	3.5
27	3.3	4.8
28	3.6	5.5
29	5.6	4.5
30	3.8	4.3
31	5.1	7.4
32	2.7	3
33	4.8	0.5
34	8.6	0
35	0.5	—

Age	Don Nelson	Stephen Jackson
22	0.7	2.1
23	0.2	0
24	0	6.2
25	1.1	3.5
26	0.5	3.5
27	3.3	4.8
28	3.6	5.5
29	5.6	4.5
30	3.8	4.3
31	5.1	7.4
32	2.7	3
33	4.8	0.5
34	8.6	0
35	0.5	—