Deandre Ayton vs. Jameer Nelson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jameer Nelson and Deandre Ayton, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Deandre Ayton played 6 years in the NBA, 8 less than Jameer Nelson, who played 14. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jameer Nelson had his rookie season in 2004-05. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Deandre Ayton |
6 |
3 |
2018-19 to 2023-24 |
Jameer Nelson |
14 |
6 |
2004-05 to 2017-18 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
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Rookie Season |
|
Deandre Ayton |
Jameer Nelson |
Season |
2018-19 | 2004-05 |
Team |
Phoenix Suns | Orlando Magic |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
71 |
30.7 |
16.3 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
10.3 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
7.2 |
12.3 |
.585 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.746 |
Jameer Nelson |
79 |
20.4 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
7.9 |
.455 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.312 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.682 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
38 |
32.5 |
18.2 |
3.9 |
7.6 |
11.5 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
14.9 |
.546 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.231 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.753 |
Jameer Nelson |
62 |
28.8 |
14.6 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
11.6 |
.483 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.424 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.779 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
69 |
30.7 |
14.4 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
10.5 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
10.0 |
.626 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.769 |
Jameer Nelson |
77 |
30.3 |
13.0 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
11.4 |
.430 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.335 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
22 |
36.4 |
15.8 |
3.0 |
8.8 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
10.6 |
.658 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.736 |
Jameer Nelson |
4 |
32.3 |
14.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
12.5 |
.420 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.357 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.909 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
58 |
29.5 |
17.2 |
2.6 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
7.6 |
12.0 |
.634 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.368 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.746 |
Jameer Nelson |
69 |
28.4 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
8.7 |
.469 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.416 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
13 |
30.5 |
17.9 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
8.9 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
8.1 |
12.6 |
.640 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
.636 |
Jameer Nelson |
10 |
33.3 |
16.2 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
11.3 |
.504 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
.488 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
.757 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
67 |
30.4 |
18.0 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
13.2 |
.589 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.292 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.760 |
Jameer Nelson |
42 |
31.2 |
16.7 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
12.6 |
.503 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.453 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.887 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
10 |
31.9 |
13.4 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
9.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
11.1 |
.550 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
2.3 |
.522 |
Jameer Nelson |
5 |
18.0 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.348 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
.167 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
55 |
32.4 |
16.7 |
3.2 |
7.9 |
11.1 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
7.8 |
13.6 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.100 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.823 |
Jameer Nelson |
65 |
28.6 |
12.6 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
10.9 |
.449 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.381 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.845 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
14 |
34.2 |
19.0 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
13.6 |
.479 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
.393 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
.823 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
76 |
30.5 |
13.1 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
11.0 |
.446 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
.401 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.802 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
6 |
36.0 |
13.2 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
13.7 |
.378 |
1.0 |
4.3 |
.231 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.786 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
57 |
29.9 |
11.9 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
10.6 |
.427 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.377 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.807 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
5 |
36.4 |
15.6 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
14.8 |
.392 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
.320 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
56 |
35.3 |
14.7 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
5.5 |
13.9 |
.392 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
.341 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.873 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
68 |
32.0 |
12.1 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
11.0 |
.394 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
.348 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.857 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
63 |
22.3 |
8.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
.407 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.345 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
39 |
26.6 |
7.7 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
7.9 |
.368 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
.299 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.857 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
75 |
27.3 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.444 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.388 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.714 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
50 |
20.3 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
.389 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.331 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Deandre Ayton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |