De'Andre Hunter vs. Aaron Nesmith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Nesmith and De'Andre Hunter, 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.

De'Andre Hunter played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Aaron Nesmith, who played 6. De'Andre Hunter had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
De'Andre Hunter 7 4 2019-20 to 2025-26
Aaron Nesmith 6 4 2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
De'Andre Hunter Aaron Nesmith
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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%
De'Andre Hunter 63 32.0 12.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.9 4.4 10.8 .410 1.7 4.8 .355 1.7 2.3 .764
difference:+17+17.5+7.6+0.1+1.6+1.7+1.3+0.4+0.1-1.1-1.0+2.7+6.9+.028+0.8+2.5+.015+1.2+1.7+.022
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%
De'Andre Hunter 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
De'Andre Hunter Aaron Nesmith
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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%
De'Andre Hunter 23 29.5 15.0 0.7 4.0 4.8 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.3 2.6 5.2 10.8 .484 1.3 4.1 .326 3.2 3.7 .859
difference:+29+18.5+11.2+0.4+2.6+3.1+1.5+0.4+0.4-0.7-1.3+3.8+7.3+.088+0.7+1.9+.056+2.8+3.2+.051
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%
De'Andre Hunter 5 30.4 10.8 0.4 3.6 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 9.0 .400 1.2 3.2 .375 2.4 3.2 .750
difference:+10+26.9+10.0+0.1+2.9+3.0+0.4+0.1+0.3-1.3-1.8+3.3+7.9+.165+1.1+2.5+.284+2.2+2.9
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
De'Andre Hunter Aaron Nesmith
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
De'Andre Hunter 53 29.8 13.4 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.3 2.9 4.8 10.8 .442 1.4 3.7 .379 2.4 3.1 .765
difference:+20+4.9+3.3+0.3+0.1+0.5+0.1+0.1-0.3-0.3+1.3+2.7+.015+0.2+0.6+.013+0.8+1.2+.073
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 5 35.0 21.2 0.4 3.4 3.8 0.6 0.8 0.2 2.2 4.0 7.8 14.0 .557 2.4 5.2 .462 3.2 4.0 .800
Aaron Nesmith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
De'Andre Hunter Aaron Nesmith
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers 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%
De'Andre Hunter 67 31.7 15.4 0.7 3.6 4.2 1.4 0.5 0.3 1.2 3.0 5.7 12.3 .461 1.5 4.3 .350 2.6 3.1 .826
difference:+5+4.0+3.2+0.2+0.7+0.4+0.1+0.4+0.4-0.3-0.3+1.3+3.5+.035+0.4+0.3+.069+1.1+1.2+.045
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%
De'Andre Hunter 6 37.3 16.7 1.2 4.5 5.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.5 3.3 6.5 14.2 .459 2.3 6.3 .368 1.3 1.7 .800
difference:+11+4.4+6.2+0.1+0.7+0.8+1.0+0.1+0.2-0.1-0.6+2.9+5.9+.026+1.0+1.7+.090+0.7+0.5+.119
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
De'Andre Hunter Aaron Nesmith
Season 2023-242024-25
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playPacers 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%
De'Andre Hunter 57 29.5 15.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.6 5.3 11.6 .459 2.1 5.3 .385 2.9 3.4 .847
difference:+12+4.5+3.6+0.3+0.3+0.1+0.3+0.1+0.1-0.7-0.1+1.0+3.2+.048+0.2+1.0+.046+1.3+1.6+.066
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%
De'Andre Hunter DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 6
De'Andre Hunter Aaron Nesmith
Season 2024-252025-26
Team Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland CavaliersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid not play
(season in progress)
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 64 27.2 17.0 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.4 5.6 11.9 .470 2.5 6.1 .405 3.4 4.0 .846
difference:+51+1.8+2.2+0.8+0.4+0.4+0.2+0.1+0.3-0.5+0.8+0.7+.092+0.4+1.4+.013+1.0+1.0+.051
Aaron Nesmith 13 29.0 14.8 1.5 2.9 4.4 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.8 2.4 4.8 12.6 .378 2.9 7.5 .392 2.4 3.0 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
De'Andre Hunter 8 23.1 11.0 0.8 2.9 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.1 3.4 7.9 .429 1.5 3.3 .462 2.8 3.3 .846
Aaron Nesmith DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* De'Andre Hunter played 1 season more than Aaron Nesmith in the NBA.

In that period—his season 7 in 2026—De'Andre Hunter didn't play in the postseason.

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