Aaron Nesmith vs. Lamar Odom Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lamar Odom 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

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, 9 less than Lamar Odom, who played 14. Aaron Nesmith had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Lamar Odom had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Lamar Odom 14 8 1999-00 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Aaron Nesmith Lamar Odom
Season 2020-211999-00
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
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:+30+21.9+11.9+1.5+3.5+5.0+3.7+0.9+1.1-2.9-1.9+4.2+9.6+0.1+0.1+.010+3.5+4.9+.067
Lamar Odom 76 36.4 16.6 2.1 5.7 7.8 4.2 1.2 1.3 3.4 3.8 5.9 13.5 .438 0.8 2.2 .360 4.0 5.5 .719
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
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Aaron Nesmith Lamar Odom
Season 2021-222000-01
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
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:+24+26.3+13.4+1.1+4.9+6.1+4.8+0.6+1.5-2.9-1.8+4.9+10.3+.064+0.5+1.1+.046+3.0+4.6+.129
Lamar Odom 76 37.3 17.2 1.4 6.3 7.8 5.2 1.0 1.6 3.5 3.1 6.3 13.8 .460 1.1 3.3 .316 3.4 5.1 .679
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
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Aaron Nesmith Lamar Odom
Season 2022-232001-02
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers
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:+44+9.5+3.0+0.3+2.1+2.3+4.6+0.7-2.3-0.1+1.7+4.3+.008+1.0+1.4+.176+0.5+1.3+.182
Lamar Odom 29 34.4 13.1 1.1 5.0 6.1 5.9 0.8 1.2 3.3 3.1 5.2 12.4 .419 0.6 2.9 .190 2.1 3.2 .656
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Aaron Nesmith nor Lamar Odom played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Aaron Nesmith Lamar Odom
Season 2023-242002-03
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+23+6.6+2.4+0.3+2.5+2.9+2.1+0.1-2.0-0.4+1.1+3.7+.057+1.0+2.0+.093+1.3+1.7+.004
Lamar Odom 49 34.3 14.6 1.2 5.4 6.7 3.6 0.9 0.8 2.9 3.7 5.5 12.5 .439 0.9 2.6 .326 2.8 3.6 .777
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
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Aaron Nesmith Lamar Odom
Season 2024-252003-04
Team Indiana PacersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsHeat 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:+35+12.5+5.1+1.2+4.6+5.7+2.9+0.3+0.5-2.2-0.9+1.8+5.7+.077+1.1+1.7+.133+2.7+3.9+.171
Lamar Odom 80 37.5 17.1 2.0 7.7 9.7 4.1 1.1 0.9 3.0 3.4 6.1 14.1 .430 0.8 2.6 .298 4.3 5.7 .742
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:+10+10.9+4.1+1.3+1.3+2.6+1.7+0.3-2.2-0.4+1.9+4.8+.027+2.0+3.3+.184+2.5+3.9+.180
Lamar Odom 13 39.2 16.8 2.5 5.8 8.3 2.8 1.2 0.8 3.2 4.5 6.2 14.0 .445 0.6 2.0 .308 3.8 5.5 .681

Additional Years

* Lamar Odom played 9 seasons more than Aaron Nesmith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2005 to 2013—Lamar Odom played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 9 extra years over Aaron Nesmith, Lamar Odom got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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