Carlos Boozer vs. Aaron Nesmith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Nesmith and Carlos Boozer, 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

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.

Carlos Boozer played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Aaron Nesmith, who played 5. Carlos Boozer had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Aaron Nesmith had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Carlos Boozer 13 8 2002-03 to 2014-15
Aaron Nesmith 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Carlos Boozer Aaron Nesmith
Season 2002-032020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Carlos Boozer 81 25.3 10.0 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.3 0.7 0.6 1.3 2.8 4.1 7.6 .536 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .771
difference:+35+10.8+5.3+1.9+2.8+4.7+0.8+0.4+0.4-0.8-0.9+2.4+3.7+.098+0.9+2.3+1.3+1.8+.015
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 2
Carlos Boozer Aaron Nesmith
Season 2003-042021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Carlos Boozer 75 34.6 15.5 3.1 8.4 11.4 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.8 2.7 6.3 12.0 .523 0.0 0.1 .167 2.9 3.8 .768
difference:+23+23.6+11.7+2.8+7.0+9.7+1.6+0.6+0.6-1.2-1.4+4.9+8.5+.127+0.6+2.1+.103+2.5+3.3+.040
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 3
Carlos Boozer Aaron Nesmith
Season 2004-052022-23
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
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%
Carlos Boozer 51 34.7 17.8 2.8 6.2 9.0 2.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.5 7.1 13.6 .521 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 5.3 .698
difference:+22+9.8+7.7+2.0+3.3+5.2+1.5-1.7-0.3+3.6+5.5+.094+1.6+4.3+2.1+3.4+.140
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Carlos Boozer nor Aaron Nesmith played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Carlos Boozer Aaron Nesmith
Season 2005-062023-24
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
Carlos Boozer 33 31.1 16.3 2.2 6.4 8.6 2.7 0.9 0.2 2.1 3.2 6.6 12.1 .549 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.2 .723
difference:+39+3.4+4.1+1.3+3.5+4.8+1.2+0.5-1.2-0.1+2.2+3.3+.053+1.9+4.6+1.5+2.3+.058
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 5
Carlos Boozer Aaron Nesmith
Season 2006-072024-25
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsPacers Lost NBA 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%
Carlos Boozer 74 34.6 20.9 3.2 8.5 11.7 3.0 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.9 8.7 15.6 .561 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.0 .685
difference:+29+9.6+8.9+2.4+5.4+7.7+1.8+0.1+0.1-1.8-0.4+4.4+7.2+.054+1.9+4.3+1.8+3.2+.228
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carlos Boozer 17 38.5 23.5 3.2 9.0 12.2 2.9 1.0 0.3 3.0 3.1 9.5 17.8 .536 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 6.1 .738
difference:+6+10.2+10.8+2.0+4.5+6.5+1.8+0.1+0.5-2.0-1.0+5.2+8.6+.064+2.6+5.3+3.2+4.5+.123
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

Additional Years

* Carlos Boozer played 8 seasons more than Aaron Nesmith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2008 to 2015—Carlos Boozer played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Aaron Nesmith, Carlos Boozer got these achievements:

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