Aaron Nesmith vs. Fred VanVleet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred VanVleet and Aaron Nesmith, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Aaron Nesmith played 5 years in the NBA, 4 less than Fred VanVleet, who played 9. Aaron Nesmith had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Fred VanVleet had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 achievements, 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
Aaron Nesmith 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25
Fred VanVleet 9 6 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Aaron Nesmith Fred VanVleet
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Nesmith 46 14.5 4.7 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.9 1.7 3.9 .438 0.9 2.3 .370 0.5 0.6 .786
difference:+9+6.6+1.8+0.5+1.2+1.7+0.4+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.9+0.6+0.9+.087+0.6+1.5+.009+.032
Fred VanVleet 37 7.9 2.9 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.1 3.0 .351 0.3 0.8 .379 0.5 0.6 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Nesmith 5 15.0 3.2 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.0 3.6 .278 0.8 2.8 .286 0.4 0.4 1.000
difference:+2+10.9+1.2+0.4+2.1+2.5+0.4+0.1+0.2-0.3-1.0+0.1+2.3+.389+0.5+2.1+.114+0.4+0.4
Fred VanVleet 7 4.1 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.3 .667 0.3 0.7 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Aaron Nesmith Fred VanVleet
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Nesmith 52 11.0 3.8 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.4 3.5 .396 0.6 2.2 .270 0.4 0.5 .808
difference:+24+9.0+4.8+0.7+0.7+2.8+0.5+0.2-0.4-0.4+1.7+3.7+.030+0.8+1.2+.144+0.7+0.8+.024
Fred VanVleet 76 20.0 8.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.2 0.9 0.3 1.0 1.7 3.1 7.2 .426 1.4 3.4 .414 1.1 1.3 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Nesmith 15 3.5 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.1 .235 0.1 0.7 .091 0.2 0.3 .750
difference:+9+15.5+6.0+0.3+1.0+0.7+2.0+0.1+0.3-0.6-0.9+1.9+5.4+.098+1.2+4.0+.195+1.0+1.0+.125
Fred VanVleet 6 19.0 6.8 0.0 1.7 1.7 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.2 6.5 .333 1.3 4.7 .286 1.2 1.3 .875

Season 3
Aaron Nesmith Fred VanVleet
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Indiana PacersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Nesmith 73 24.9 10.1 0.8 2.9 3.8 1.3 0.8 0.5 1.0 3.2 3.5 8.1 .427 1.6 4.3 .366 1.6 1.9 .838
difference:+9+2.6+0.9+0.5+0.6+1.2+3.5+0.1+0.2-0.3-1.5+0.3+1.3+.017+0.2+0.3+.012+0.1+0.1+.005
Fred VanVleet 64 27.5 11.0 0.3 2.3 2.6 4.8 0.9 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.8 9.4 .410 1.8 4.6 .378 1.5 1.8 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Nesmith DNP------ --- ----------
Fred VanVleet 24 24.7 8.0 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.0 2.7 6.9 .392 1.6 4.1 .388 1.0 1.3 .774

Season 4
Aaron Nesmith Fred VanVleet
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Indiana PacersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Nesmith 72 27.7 12.2 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.9 3.3 4.4 8.8 .496 1.9 4.6 .419 1.5 1.9 .781
difference:+18+8.0+5.4+0.6+0.5+5.1+1.0+0.4-1.3-0.9+1.5+5.5+.083+0.8+2.3+.029+1.6+1.8+.067
Fred VanVleet 54 35.7 17.6 0.3 3.4 3.8 6.6 1.9 0.3 2.2 2.4 5.9 14.3 .413 2.7 6.9 .390 3.1 3.7 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Nesmith 17 32.9 10.5 1.1 3.8 4.9 2.2 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.9 3.6 8.3 .433 1.3 4.6 .278 2.0 2.2 .919
difference:+6+6.2+9.1+0.6+0.1+0.5+4.7+1.0+0.1-0.6-1.4+3.3+9.0+.033+2.6+5.4+.113+0.1+0.1+.079
Fred VanVleet 11 39.1 19.6 0.5 3.9 4.4 6.9 1.6 0.6 2.0 2.5 6.9 17.3 .400 3.9 10.0 .391 1.9 2.3 .840

Season 5
Aaron Nesmith Fred VanVleet
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Indiana PacersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Nesmith 45 25.0 12.0 0.8 3.1 4.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.5 4.3 8.4 .507 1.9 4.3 .431 1.6 1.8 .913
difference:+7+11.5+7.6+0.2+0.5+0.2+5.1+0.9+0.3-1.0-0.2+2.2+8.3+.118+1.4+4.9+.065+1.7+1.9+.028
Fred VanVleet 52 36.5 19.6 0.6 3.6 4.2 6.3 1.7 0.7 1.8 2.3 6.5 16.7 .389 3.3 9.2 .366 3.3 3.7 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Nesmith 23 28.3 12.7 1.2 4.5 5.7 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 4.1 4.3 9.2 .472 2.6 5.3 .492 1.3 1.6 .861
Fred VanVleet DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Fred VanVleet played 4 seasons more than Aaron Nesmith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2022 to 2025—Fred VanVleet played in two Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Aaron Nesmith, Fred VanVleet got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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