Aaron Nesmith vs. John Wall Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wall 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, 6 less than John Wall, who played 11. Aaron Nesmith had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while John Wall had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
John Wall 11 4 2010-11 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Aaron Nesmith John Wall
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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:+23+23.3+11.7+0.1+1.9+1.8+7.8+1.5+0.3-3.3-0.6+4.1+10.2+.029+0.4+0.6+.074+3.9+5.1+.020
John Wall 69 37.8 16.4 0.5 4.1 4.6 8.3 1.8 0.5 3.8 2.5 5.8 14.1 .409 0.5 1.7 .296 4.4 5.7 .766
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
John Wall DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Aaron Nesmith John Wall
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
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:+14+25.2+12.5+0.4+2.4+2.8+7.6+1.0+0.8-3.3-0.8+4.3+10.0+.027+0.6+1.6+.199+4.4+5.6+.019
John Wall 66 36.2 16.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 8.0 1.4 0.9 3.9 2.1 5.7 13.5 .423 0.0 0.6 .071 4.8 6.1 .789
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
John Wall DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Aaron Nesmith John Wall
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Indiana PacersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+24+7.8+8.4+0.1+0.4+0.2+6.3+0.5+0.3-2.2-0.8+3.1+6.9+.014+1.4+3.4+.099+3.4+4.3+.034
John Wall 49 32.7 18.5 0.7 3.3 4.0 7.6 1.3 0.8 3.2 2.4 6.6 15.0 .441 0.2 0.9 .267 5.0 6.2 .804
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Aaron Nesmith nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Aaron Nesmith John Wall
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Indiana PacersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsWizards 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:+10+8.6+7.1+0.4+0.7+0.3+7.3+0.9+0.2-2.7-0.6+2.7+7.5+.063+0.6+0.8+.068+2.4+2.9+.024
John Wall 82 36.3 19.3 0.5 3.6 4.1 8.8 1.8 0.5 3.6 2.7 7.1 16.3 .433 1.3 3.8 .351 3.9 4.8 .805
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+5.3+5.8+0.6+0.3+0.9+4.9+1.0+0.2-1.9-1.3+1.9+6.6+.067+0.7+1.7+.059+2.7+4.0+.154
John Wall 11 38.2 16.3 0.5 3.5 4.0 7.1 1.6 0.7 3.3 2.6 5.5 14.9 .366 0.6 2.9 .219 4.7 6.2 .765

Season 5
Aaron Nesmith John Wall
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Indiana PacersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsWizards Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+34+10.9+5.6+0.3+1.1+0.6+8.8+0.9+0.2-3.0-0.2+2.3+6.4+.062+1.1+1.6+.131+2.0+2.8+.128
John Wall 79 35.9 17.6 0.5 4.2 4.6 10.0 1.7 0.6 3.8 2.3 6.6 14.8 .445 0.8 2.7 .300 3.6 4.6 .785
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:+16+10.7+4.7+0.5+0.5+1.0+10.8+0.5+0.6-2.9-2.2+1.8+6.5+.081+2.2+2.9+.316+3.4+4.0+.015
John Wall 7 39.0 17.4 0.7 4.0 4.7 11.9 1.4 1.4 3.9 1.9 6.1 15.7 .391 0.4 2.4 .176 4.7 5.6 .846

Additional Years

* John Wall played 6 seasons more than Aaron Nesmith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2016 to 2023—John Wall played in two Playoffs.

In those 6 extra years over Aaron Nesmith, John Wall got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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