Aaron Nesmith vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac 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 Ivica Zubac, who played 9. Aaron Nesmith had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Ivica Zubac 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
Ivica Zubac 9 6 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Aaron Nesmith Ivica Zubac
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+8+1.5+2.8+0.5+0.9+1.4+0.3+0.1+0.7-0.3-0.2+1.6+2.4+.091+0.9+2.2+.370+0.3+0.7+.133
Ivica Zubac 38 16.0 7.5 1.1 3.1 4.2 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.7 3.3 6.3 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .653
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
Ivica Zubac DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Aaron Nesmith Ivica Zubac
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+9+1.5+0.1+0.7+0.4+1.2+0.2+0.2+0.2-0.2+0.7+.104+0.6+2.2+0.5+0.7+.043
Ivica Zubac 43 9.5 3.7 1.0 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.4 2.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .765
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
Ivica Zubac DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Aaron Nesmith Ivica Zubac
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+14+7.3+1.2+1.1+1.3+2.3+0.2+0.6+0.4-0.2-0.9+0.1+1.7+.132+1.6+4.3+0.1+0.2+.036
Ivica Zubac 59 17.6 8.9 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.2 0.9 1.2 2.3 3.6 6.4 .559 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.1 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Nesmith DNP------ --- ----------
Ivica Zubac 4 9.8 5.0 2.8 2.8 5.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.3 2.3 4.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 4
Aaron Nesmith Ivica Zubac
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsClippers Lost West 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:+9.3+3.9+1.8+1.9+3.7+0.4+0.7+0.2-0.1-1.0+1.1+3.5+.117+1.9+4.6+0.2+0.4+.034
Ivica Zubac 72 18.4 8.3 2.7 4.8 7.5 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.8 2.3 3.3 5.3 .613 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .747
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:+4+8.3+1.4+1.3+1.0+2.3+1.6+0.4+0.3-0.5-1.3+0.2+2.3+.131+1.3+4.6+0.3+0.6+.108
Ivica Zubac 13 24.6 9.1 2.4 4.8 7.2 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.9 2.6 3.4 6.0 .564 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.8 .811

Season 5
Aaron Nesmith Ivica Zubac
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsClippers Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+27+2.7+3.0+1.8+1.5+3.2+0.1+0.5+0.5-0.3-0.1+0.7+2.9+.145+1.9+4.2+.181+0.3+0.6+.124
Ivica Zubac 72 22.3 9.0 2.6 4.6 7.2 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 2.6 3.6 5.5 .652 0.0 0.1 .250 1.9 2.4 .789
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
difference:+6+10.6+6.4+1.3+1.2+0.1+0.7+0.8+0.1-0.1-2.2+2.3+5.8+.124+2.6+5.3+1.0+1.3+.065
Ivica Zubac 17 17.7 6.3 2.5 3.3 5.8 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.9 2.0 3.4 .596 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.9 .796

Additional Years

* Ivica Zubac played 4 seasons more than Aaron Nesmith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2022 to 2025—Ivica Zubac played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Aaron Nesmith, Ivica Zubac got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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