Aaron Nesmith vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama 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.

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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 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 3. Aaron Nesmith had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 6 4 2020-21 to 2025-26
Victor Wembanyama 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Aaron Nesmith Victor Wembanyama
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Boston CelticsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
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:+25+15.2+16.7+1.7+6.2+7.8+3.4+0.9+3.4-3.2-0.3+6.1+12.8+.027+0.9+3.2+.045+3.6+4.6+.010
Victor Wembanyama 71 29.7 21.4 2.3 8.4 10.6 3.9 1.2 3.6 3.7 2.2 7.8 16.7 .465 1.8 5.5 .325 4.1 5.2 .796
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
Victor Wembanyama DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Aaron Nesmith Victor Wembanyama
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Boston CelticsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
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:+6+22.2+20.5+1.5+7.8+9.3+3.3+0.7+3.7-2.6-1.0+7.5+15.1+.080+2.5+6.6+.082+3.0+3.6+.028
Victor Wembanyama 46 33.2 24.3 1.8 9.2 11.0 3.7 1.1 3.8 3.2 2.3 8.9 18.6 .476 3.1 8.8 .352 3.4 4.1 .836
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
Victor Wembanyama DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Aaron Nesmith Victor Wembanyama
Season 2022-232025-26
Team Indiana PacersSan Antonio Spurs
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:+61+9.8+16.1+1.2+8.0+9.1+2.7+0.3+3.1-2.6-0.5+5.8+10.3+.075+0.1+0.5+.021+4.4+5.1+.019
Victor Wembanyama 12 34.7 26.2 2.0 10.9 12.9 4.0 1.1 3.6 3.6 3.7 9.3 18.4 .502 1.7 4.8 .345 6.0 7.0 .857
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Aaron Nesmith nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Aaron Nesmith played 3 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 6, from 2024 to 2026—Aaron Nesmith played in two Playoffs.