Carlos Boozer vs. Jameer Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jameer Nelson 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 / 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.

Carlos Boozer played 13 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jameer Nelson, who played 14. Carlos Boozer had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Jameer Nelson had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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 achivements, 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
Jameer Nelson 14 6 2004-05 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2002-032004-05
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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 .000 1.8 2.4 .771
Jameer Nelson 79 20.4 8.7 0.7 1.8 2.4 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 3.6 7.9 .455 0.6 1.8 .312 0.9 1.4 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Jameer Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2003-042005-06
Team Cleveland CavaliersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Jameer Nelson 62 28.8 14.6 0.6 2.3 2.9 4.9 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.8 5.6 11.6 .483 1.1 2.7 .424 2.3 2.9 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Jameer Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2004-052006-07
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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 .000 3.7 5.3 .698
Jameer Nelson 77 30.3 13.0 0.6 2.4 3.1 4.3 0.9 0.1 2.4 2.9 4.9 11.4 .430 0.8 2.5 .335 2.4 2.9 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Jameer Nelson 4 32.3 14.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.3 0.8 0.0 2.3 4.8 5.3 12.5 .420 1.3 3.5 .357 2.5 2.8 .909

Season 4

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2005-062007-08
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Jameer Nelson 69 28.4 10.9 0.4 3.1 3.5 5.6 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.4 4.1 8.7 .469 0.9 2.2 .416 1.8 2.2 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Jameer Nelson 10 33.3 16.2 0.4 3.7 4.1 4.7 0.3 0.2 2.1 4.3 5.7 11.3 .504 2.0 4.1 .488 2.8 3.7 .757

Season 5

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2006-072008-09
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsMagic Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Jameer Nelson 42 31.2 16.7 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.4 1.2 0.1 2.0 2.9 6.4 12.6 .503 2.0 4.3 .453 2.0 2.3 .887
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Jameer Nelson 5 18.0 3.8 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.8 0.2 0.0 1.4 0.6 1.6 4.6 .348 0.2 1.2 .167 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 6

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2007-082009-10
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisMagic Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 81 34.9 21.1 2.4 8.0 10.4 2.9 1.2 0.5 2.6 3.6 8.8 16.0 .547 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.9 .738
Jameer Nelson 65 28.6 12.6 0.4 2.6 3.0 5.4 0.7 0.0 2.1 2.3 4.9 10.9 .449 1.3 3.5 .381 1.5 1.8 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 12 36.8 16.0 3.5 8.8 12.3 2.8 0.5 0.2 3.0 3.9 6.3 15.3 .415 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.7 .714
Jameer Nelson 14 34.2 19.0 0.6 2.9 3.6 4.8 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.7 6.5 13.6 .479 2.4 6.0 .393 3.6 4.4 .823

Season 7

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2008-092010-11
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 37 32.4 16.2 3.0 7.4 10.4 2.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 3.6 6.8 13.8 .490 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.8 .698
Jameer Nelson 76 30.5 13.1 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 2.6 2.8 4.9 11.0 .446 1.6 3.9 .401 1.7 2.1 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 5 37.2 20.6 2.4 10.8 13.2 2.2 1.6 0.4 3.0 3.6 7.6 14.4 .528 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 7.0 .771
Jameer Nelson 6 36.0 13.2 1.2 3.0 4.2 5.0 2.0 0.0 1.3 2.3 5.2 13.7 .378 1.0 4.3 .231 1.8 2.3 .786

Season 8

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2009-102011-12
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 78 34.3 19.5 2.3 8.9 11.2 3.2 1.1 0.5 2.7 3.5 7.9 14.1 .562 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.9 .742
Jameer Nelson 57 29.9 11.9 0.5 2.7 3.2 5.7 0.7 0.1 2.4 2.3 4.5 10.6 .427 1.5 4.1 .377 1.2 1.5 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 10 40.2 19.7 3.3 9.9 13.2 3.0 0.4 0.7 2.4 3.8 8.9 16.8 .530 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.5 .543
Jameer Nelson 5 36.4 15.6 0.2 3.6 3.8 6.6 0.8 0.2 2.0 2.6 5.8 14.8 .392 1.6 5.0 .320 2.4 3.2 .750

Season 9

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2010-112012-13
Team Chicago BullsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 59 31.9 17.5 2.2 7.4 9.6 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.5 3.2 7.3 14.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.1 .701
Jameer Nelson 56 35.3 14.7 0.4 3.3 3.7 7.4 1.3 0.1 2.8 2.9 5.5 13.9 .392 2.2 6.3 .341 1.6 1.8 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 16 31.7 12.6 2.5 7.2 9.7 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 3.1 4.8 11.1 .433 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.8 .800
Jameer Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2011-122013-14
Team Chicago BullsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 66 29.5 15.0 1.7 6.8 8.5 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.7 2.5 6.8 12.8 .532 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .693
Jameer Nelson 68 32.0 12.1 0.4 3.0 3.4 7.0 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.1 4.3 11.0 .394 2.0 5.8 .348 1.4 1.6 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 6 33.3 13.5 1.7 8.2 9.8 3.0 0.8 0.3 3.8 3.3 6.3 15.0 .422 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .714
Jameer Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2012-132014-15
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 79 32.2 16.2 2.2 7.5 9.8 2.3 0.8 0.4 2.2 3.0 6.9 14.4 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.3 .731
Jameer Nelson 63 22.3 8.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.0 0.7 0.1 1.7 2.2 3.3 8.0 .407 1.4 4.1 .345 0.4 0.6 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 12 35.9 16.4 2.9 6.7 9.6 1.5 0.8 0.1 2.4 3.0 6.9 14.0 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.8 .689
Jameer Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2013-142015-16
Team Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 76 28.2 13.7 1.8 6.5 8.3 1.6 0.7 0.3 2.0 2.8 5.9 12.9 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.5 .767
Jameer Nelson 39 26.6 7.7 0.5 2.5 2.9 4.9 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.6 2.9 7.9 .368 1.1 3.7 .299 0.8 0.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 5 24.2 9.6 1.6 6.2 7.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.4 2.6 4.0 9.4 .426 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 1.8 .889
Jameer Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season 2014-152016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 71 23.8 11.8 1.6 5.2 6.8 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.6 5.2 10.5 .499 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .627
Jameer Nelson 75 27.3 9.2 0.4 2.2 2.6 5.1 0.7 0.1 1.7 2.6 3.6 8.1 .444 1.4 3.6 .388 0.6 0.8 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Jameer Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Carlos Boozer Jameer Nelson
Season -2017-18
Team -New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Jameer Nelson 50 20.3 4.9 0.3 1.8 2.1 3.6 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.9 4.9 .389 0.8 2.5 .331 0.3 0.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Jameer Nelson ------- --- ----------