Carlos Boozer vs. Jermaine O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jermaine O'Neal 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.

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, 5 less than Jermaine O'Neal, who played 18. Carlos Boozer had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Jermaine O'Neal had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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.

Rookie Season
	Carlos Boozer	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2002-03	1996-97
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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	-	1.8	2.4	.771
difference:	+36	+15.1	+5.9	+1.6	+3.1	+4.7	+1.1	+0.7		-0.7	-1.8	+2.6	+4.2	+.085				+0.8	+0.7	+.168
Jermaine O'Neal	45	10.2	4.1	0.9	1.9	2.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.0	1.5	3.4	.451	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.7	.603
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jermaine O'Neal	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	1.0	.000

Season 5
	Carlos Boozer	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2006-07	2000-01
Team	Utah Jazz	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+7	+2.0	+8.0	+0.1	+1.8	+1.9	+1.8	+0.3	+2.5	-0.6	-0.6	+3.7	+4.9	+.096		+0.1		+0.5	+0.2	+.084
Jermaine O'Neal	81	32.6	12.9	3.1	6.7	9.8	1.2	0.6	2.8	2.0	3.5	5.0	10.7	.465	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	4.8	.601
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
difference:	+13	+0.8	+13.7	+0.2	+0.5	+0.3	+1.1	+1.0	+2.2	-1.2	-0.2	+5.2	+8.0	+.100		+0.3		+3.2	+3.6	+.238
Jermaine O'Neal	4	39.3	9.8	3.0	9.5	12.5	1.8	0.0	2.5	1.8	3.3	4.3	9.8	.436	0.0	0.3	.000	1.3	2.5	.500

Season 6
	Carlos Boozer	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2007-08	2001-02
Team	Utah Jazz	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	All-NBA Third Team
	-	Most Improved Player
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	3.6	4.9	.738
difference:	+9	+2.7	+2.1	+0.2	+0.1	+0.1	+1.3	+0.6	+1.8	-0.2	-0.1	+1.3	+0.3	+.068		+0.2		+0.3	+0.8	+.050
Jermaine O'Neal	72	37.6	19.0	2.6	7.9	10.5	1.6	0.6	2.3	2.4	3.7	7.5	15.7	.479	0.0	0.2	.071	3.9	5.7	.688
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
difference:	+7	+1.2	+1.2	+2.3	+2.4	+4.7	+1.8	+0.3	+1.4	-0.2	-0.9	+0.5	+0.1	+.032		+0.2		+0.3	+0.1	+.036
Jermaine O'Neal	5	38.0	17.2	1.2	6.4	7.6	1.0	0.8	1.6	2.8	4.8	6.8	15.2	.447	0.0	0.2	.000	3.6	4.8	.750

Season 7
	Carlos Boozer	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2008-09	2002-03
Team	Utah Jazz	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+40	+4.8	+4.6	+0.4	+0.3	+0.1	+0.1	+0.2	+2.1	-0.2		+1.1	+2.6	+.006	+0.1	+0.3		+2.2	+2.8	+.033
Jermaine O'Neal	77	37.2	20.8	2.6	7.7	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.3	2.3	3.6	7.9	16.4	.484	0.1	0.3	.333	4.8	6.6	.731
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
difference:	+1	+8.3	+2.2	+1.6	+2.7	+4.3	+1.5	+1.1	+2.6		-0.1	+0.4	+0.9	+.061		+0.5		+3.1	+3.8	+.014
Jermaine O'Neal	6	45.5	22.8	4.0	13.5	17.5	0.7	0.5	3.0	3.0	3.7	7.2	15.3	.467	0.0	0.5	.000	8.5	10.8	.785

Season 8
	Carlos Boozer	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2009-10	2003-04
Team	Utah Jazz	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:		+1.4	+0.6	+0.2	+1.4	+1.2	+1.1	+0.3	+2.1	-0.4	-0.3	+0.1	+3.8	+.128		+0.2		+0.8	+1.0	+.015
Jermaine O'Neal	78	35.7	20.1	2.5	7.5	10.0	2.1	0.8	2.6	2.3	3.2	7.8	17.9	.434	0.0	0.2	.111	4.5	5.9	.757
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
difference:	+6	+2.6	+0.5	+1.5	+2.6	+4.1	+1.8	+0.1	+1.6	-0.6	-0.5	+1.7	+0.2	+.107		+0.3		+2.9	+3.4	+.157
Jermaine O'Neal	16	37.6	19.2	1.8	7.3	9.1	1.2	0.5	2.3	1.8	3.3	7.2	17.0	.423	0.0	0.3	.000	4.8	6.9	.700

Season 9
	Carlos Boozer	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2010-11	2004-05
Team	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+15	+2.9	+6.8	+0.3	+0.5	+0.8	+0.6	+0.2	+1.7	-0.5	-0.7	+1.5	+5.1	+.058		+0.1		+3.8	+4.8	+.053
Jermaine O'Neal	44	34.8	24.3	1.9	6.9	8.8	1.9	0.6	2.0	3.0	3.9	8.8	19.4	.452	0.0	0.1	.167	6.7	8.9	.754
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
difference:	+3	+5.1	+3.4	+0.9	+0.8	+1.7	+0.4	+0.1	+2.2	-1.0	-0.6	+1.1	+5.1	+.068		+0.1		+1.2	+1.7	+.050
Jermaine O'Neal	13	36.8	16.0	1.6	6.4	8.0	2.2	0.5	2.6	2.8	3.7	5.9	16.2	.365	0.0	0.2	.000	4.2	5.5	.750

Season 10
	Carlos Boozer	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2011-12	2005-06
Team	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	1.4	2.1	.693
difference:	+15	+5.8	+5.1	+0.3	+0.5	+0.8	+0.7	+0.5	+1.9	-1.3	-1.0	+0.7	+3.0	+.060	+0.1	+0.2		+3.7	+5.1	+.016
Jermaine O'Neal	51	35.3	20.1	2.0	7.3	9.3	2.6	0.5	2.3	3.0	3.5	7.5	15.8	.472	0.1	0.2	.300	5.1	7.2	.709
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
difference:		+2.7	+7.5	+0.2	+2.2	+2.3	+1.3	+0.3	+2.0	-0.5	-1.4	+1.0	+1.0	+.102		+0.3		+5.5	+7.6	+.003
Jermaine O'Neal	6	36.0	21.0	1.5	6.0	7.5	1.7	0.5	2.3	4.3	4.7	7.3	14.0	.524	0.0	0.3	.000	6.3	8.8	.717

Season 11
	Carlos Boozer	Jermaine O'Neal
Season	2012-13	2006-07
Team	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
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	-	2.4	3.3	.731
difference:	+10	+3.4	+3.2		+0.1	+0.2	+0.1	+0.1	+2.2	-0.7	-0.4	+0.3	+2.1	+.041		+0.1		+2.6	+3.2	+.036
Jermaine O'Neal	69	35.6	19.4	2.2	7.4	9.6	2.4	0.7	2.6	2.9	3.4	7.2	16.5	.436	0.0	0.1	.000	5.0	6.5	.767
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
Jermaine O'Neal	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-