Jameer Nelson ▪ Twitter: @jameernelson
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: February 9, 1982 in Chester, Pennsylvania
High School: Chester in Chester, Pennsylvania
College: Saint Joseph's University
Draft: Denver Nuggets, 1st round (20th pick, 20th overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 2004
Age: 31 years, 130 days ▪ Experience: 9 years
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 62 | 33 | 1784 | 347 | 719 | 70 | 165 | 141 | 181 | 39 | 180 | 302 | 70 | 9 | 148 | 174 | 905 | .483 | .424 | .779 | 28.8 | 14.6 | 2.9 | 4.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 32 | 16 | 892 | 176 | 366 | 27 | 78 | 64 | 89 | 20 | 90 | 138 | 33 | 3 | 69 | 92 | 443 | .481 | .346 | .719 | 27.9 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| Road | 30 | 17 | 892 | 171 | 353 | 43 | 87 | 77 | 92 | 19 | 90 | 164 | 37 | 6 | 79 | 82 | 462 | .484 | .494 | .837 | 29.7 | 15.4 | 3.0 | 5.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 37 | 9 | 1043 | 194 | 413 | 43 | 98 | 80 | 105 | 23 | 110 | 163 | 44 | 7 | 93 | 96 | 511 | .470 | .439 | .762 | 28.2 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 |
| Post | 25 | 24 | 741 | 153 | 306 | 27 | 67 | 61 | 76 | 16 | 70 | 139 | 26 | 2 | 55 | 78 | 394 | .500 | .403 | .803 | 29.6 | 15.8 | 2.8 | 5.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 31 | 19 | 893 | 187 | 371 | 36 | 80 | 71 | 95 | 21 | 102 | 154 | 31 | 4 | 65 | 84 | 481 | .504 | .450 | .747 | 28.8 | 15.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
| Loss | 31 | 14 | 891 | 160 | 348 | 34 | 85 | 70 | 86 | 18 | 78 | 148 | 39 | 5 | 83 | 90 | 424 | .460 | .400 | .814 | 28.7 | 13.7 | 2.5 | 4.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 14 | 0 | 322 | 51 | 120 | 12 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 138 | .425 | .414 | .828 | 23.0 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| December | 13 | 3 | 376 | 63 | 140 | 14 | 35 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 40 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 159 | .450 | .400 | .633 | 28.9 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | |
| January | 10 | 6 | 346 | 80 | 153 | 17 | 34 | 37 | 46 | 8 | 34 | 69 | 17 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 214 | .523 | .500 | .804 | 34.6 | 21.4 | 3.4 | 6.9 | |
| March | 16 | 15 | 463 | 99 | 189 | 14 | 37 | 42 | 51 | 13 | 48 | 93 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 47 | 254 | .524 | .378 | .824 | 28.9 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 5.8 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 278 | 54 | 117 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 140 | .462 | .433 | .760 | 30.9 | 15.6 | 2.4 | 5.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 4 | 150 | 35 | 68 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 91 | .515 | .615 | .867 | 30.0 | 18.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Monday | 8 | 5 | 234 | 45 | 98 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 110 | .459 | .381 | .706 | 29.3 | 13.8 | 2.1 | 4.5 | |
| Tuesday | 7 | 3 | 200 | 38 | 81 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 115 | .469 | .500 | .848 | 28.6 | 16.4 | 2.4 | 4.0 | |
| Wednesday | 16 | 7 | 430 | 88 | 171 | 24 | 53 | 34 | 46 | 10 | 43 | 83 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 39 | 234 | .515 | .453 | .739 | 26.9 | 14.6 | 2.7 | 5.2 | |
| Thursday | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | .471 | .500 | 1.000 | 35.5 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | |
| Friday | 16 | 8 | 467 | 93 | 186 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 42 | 11 | 53 | 78 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 46 | 233 | .500 | .371 | .810 | 29.2 | 14.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | |
| Saturday | 9 | 5 | 267 | 40 | 98 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 28 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 103 | .408 | .263 | .692 | 29.6 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 5.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 33 | 33 | 1053 | 205 | 429 | 39 | 89 | 80 | 100 | 20 | 98 | 193 | 37 | 2 | 81 | 106 | 529 | .478 | .438 | .800 | 31.9 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 5.8 |
| Reserve | 29 | 0 | 731 | 142 | 290 | 31 | 76 | 61 | 81 | 19 | 82 | 109 | 33 | 7 | 67 | 68 | 376 | .490 | .408 | .753 | 25.2 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 3 | 3 | 125 | 20 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 55 | .400 | .286 | .813 | 41.8 | 18.3 | 4.7 | 8.0 |
| 30-39 | 25 | 19 | 851 | 187 | 366 | 38 | 80 | 76 | 93 | 16 | 81 | 144 | 39 | 5 | 61 | 80 | 488 | .511 | .475 | .817 | 34.0 | 19.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 | |
| 20-29 | 28 | 9 | 703 | 130 | 268 | 29 | 68 | 40 | 58 | 21 | 79 | 120 | 24 | 4 | 62 | 66 | 329 | .485 | .426 | .690 | 25.1 | 11.8 | 2.8 | 4.3 | |
| 10-19 | 6 | 2 | 105 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 33 | .286 | .100 | .857 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 15 | 8 | 443 | 77 | 167 | 18 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 8 | 47 | 89 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 33 | 212 | .461 | .450 | .800 | 29.5 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 5.9 |
| 1 Day | 31 | 20 | 931 | 199 | 400 | 35 | 85 | 81 | 102 | 21 | 87 | 152 | 42 | 4 | 74 | 101 | 514 | .498 | .412 | .794 | 30.0 | 16.6 | 2.8 | 4.9 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 3 | 235 | 37 | 83 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 91 | .446 | .455 | .583 | 29.3 | 11.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 2 | 153 | 30 | 59 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 79 | .508 | .375 | .765 | 21.8 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 4.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 39 | 21 | 1083 | 210 | 438 | 50 | 113 | 74 | 101 | 21 | 114 | 183 | 42 | 4 | 106 | 103 | 544 | .479 | .442 | .733 | 27.8 | 13.9 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| Western | 23 | 12 | 701 | 137 | 281 | 20 | 52 | 67 | 80 | 18 | 66 | 119 | 28 | 5 | 42 | 71 | 361 | .488 | .385 | .838 | 30.5 | 15.7 | 2.9 | 5.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 12 | 5 | 345 | 87 | 153 | 16 | 37 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 48 | 67 | 21 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 209 | .569 | .432 | .679 | 28.8 | 17.4 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
| Central | 15 | 8 | 375 | 56 | 134 | 18 | 39 | 26 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 66 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 42 | 156 | .418 | .462 | .722 | 25.0 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 4.4 | |
| Northwest | 9 | 5 | 284 | 60 | 122 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 39 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 158 | .492 | .263 | .846 | 31.5 | 17.6 | 2.1 | 6.8 | |
| Pacific | 5 | 3 | 159 | 32 | 66 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 86 | .485 | .400 | .800 | 31.9 | 17.2 | 3.4 | 5.0 | |
| Southeast | 12 | 8 | 362 | 67 | 151 | 16 | 37 | 29 | 37 | 8 | 36 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 179 | .444 | .432 | .784 | 30.2 | 14.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | |
| Southwest | 9 | 4 | 258 | 45 | 93 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 117 | .484 | .500 | .857 | 28.7 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 3 | 3 | 99 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 50 | .467 | .500 | .600 | 32.8 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 35 | .519 | .500 | .833 | 29.0 | 17.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 127 | 20 | 47 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 59 | .426 | .273 | .842 | 31.8 | 14.8 | 3.0 | 5.5 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 2 | 121 | 20 | 45 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 62 | .444 | .421 | .737 | 30.2 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Cleveland | 3 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | .278 | .250 | .750 | 18.5 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 62 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 41 | .625 | .429 | .727 | 31.1 | 20.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 59 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | .389 | .000 | .600 | 29.7 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 7.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 26 | .524 | .500 | .750 | 22.7 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .444 | .667 | 29.6 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | ||
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .571 | 1.000 | 22.3 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Indiana | 3 | 2 | 70 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | .348 | .333 | .600 | 23.5 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 4.7 | |
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | .375 | .400 | .800 | 42.1 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .111 | .000 | .500 | 25.9 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Memphis | 2 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | .333 | .500 | 1.000 | 30.6 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 59 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 31 | .417 | .600 | .889 | 29.4 | 15.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 2 | 83 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 33 | .444 | .750 | .750 | 27.6 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 5.3 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 31 | .478 | .500 | .857 | 28.4 | 15.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 54 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 29 | .565 | .286 | .333 | 26.8 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | .385 | .333 | 1.000 | 20.4 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| New York | 3 | 1 | 74 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 33 | .500 | .250 | .429 | 24.7 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 67 | 18 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 40 | .600 | .500 | .667 | 33.3 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 | .692 | .400 | 1.000 | 26.4 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 74 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 43 | .500 | .000 | .875 | 36.8 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 8.0 | |
| Sacramento | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 29 | .632 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 35.5 | 29.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 72 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 39 | .471 | .500 | 1.000 | 35.8 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| Seattle | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 32 | .563 | .667 | .857 | 35.0 | 32.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | |
| Toronto | 3 | 1 | 93 | 28 | 45 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 72 | .622 | .571 | .889 | 31.0 | 24.0 | 2.0 | 5.3 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 59 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 35 | .517 | .000 | 1.000 | 29.5 | 17.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |
| Washington | 3 | 1 | 78 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 39 | .457 | .455 | .500 | 25.9 | 13.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | |