Aaron Nesmith vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson 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.
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, 7 less than Klay Thompson, who played 12. Aaron Nesmith had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Klay Thompson had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 |
| Klay Thompson |
12 |
9 |
2011-12 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +20 | +9.9 | +7.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -1.1 | -0.4 | +3.1 | +7.0 | +.005 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +.044 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +.082 |
| Klay Thompson |
66 |
24.4 |
12.5 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.443 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.414 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.868 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
| Klay Thompson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +30 | +24.8 | +12.8 | +0.1 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -1.3 | -1.6 | +4.8 | +11.2 | +.026 | +2.0 | +4.2 | +.131 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +.033 |
| Klay Thompson |
82 |
35.8 |
16.6 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
14.7 |
.422 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
.401 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.841 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +3 | +37.8 | +14.4 | +0.5 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -1.9 | -3.3 | +6.0 | +13.4 | +.202 | +2.0 | +4.2 | +.333 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.083 |
| Klay Thompson |
12 |
41.3 |
15.2 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
6.3 |
14.5 |
.437 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.424 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.833 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +8 | +10.5 | +8.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.1 | | -0.7 | -0.3 | +3.4 | +7.4 | +.017 | +1.2 | +2.3 | +.051 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +.043 |
| Klay Thompson |
81 |
35.4 |
18.4 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
6.9 |
15.5 |
.444 |
2.8 |
6.6 |
.417 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.795 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Aaron Nesmith |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Klay Thompson |
7 |
36.7 |
16.4 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
14.0 |
.408 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.364 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.792 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +5 | +4.2 | +9.5 | +0.5 | | +0.6 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -1.0 | -1.7 | +3.4 | +8.1 | +.033 | +1.2 | +2.5 | +.020 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +.098 |
| Klay Thompson |
77 |
31.9 |
21.7 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
7.8 |
16.9 |
.463 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
.439 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.879 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 | +3.3 | +8.1 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -0.9 | +3.5 | +7.6 | +.013 | +1.4 | +2.4 | +.112 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.119 |
| Klay Thompson |
21 |
36.2 |
18.6 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
15.9 |
.446 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
.390 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.800 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +35 | +8.3 | +10.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.9 | | +0.2 | -0.9 | -0.6 | +3.8 | +8.9 | +.037 | +1.6 | +3.8 | +.006 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +.040 |
| Klay Thompson |
80 |
33.3 |
22.1 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
8.1 |
17.3 |
.470 |
3.5 |
8.1 |
.425 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.873 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +1 | +7.1 | +11.6 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -1.0 | -1.9 | +4.1 | +9.7 | +.028 | +1.5 | +4.3 | +.068 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +.007 |
| Klay Thompson |
24 |
35.4 |
24.3 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
8.4 |
18.9 |
.444 |
4.1 |
9.6 |
.424 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.854 |
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Additional Years |
* Klay Thompson played 7 seasons more than Aaron Nesmith in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2017 to 2025—Klay Thompson played in 5 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 7 extra years over Aaron Nesmith, Klay Thompson got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team
3 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion