Jamal Crawford vs. Aaron Nesmith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Nesmith and Jamal Crawford, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Jamal Crawford played 20 years in the NBA, 14 more than Aaron Nesmith, who played 6. Jamal Crawford had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Jamal Crawford 20 8 2000-01 to 2019-20
Aaron Nesmith 6 4 2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jamal Crawford Aaron Nesmith
Season 2000-012020-21
Team Chicago BullsBoston 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%
Jamal Crawford 61 17.2 4.6 0.1 1.3 1.5 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.1 1.8 5.0 .352 0.7 1.9 .350 0.4 0.6 .794
difference:+15+2.7+0.1+0.5+0.9+1.3+1.8+0.4-0.9-0.8+0.1+1.1+.086+0.2+0.4+.020+0.1+.008
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%
Jamal Crawford 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
Jamal Crawford Aaron Nesmith
Season 2001-022021-22
Team Chicago BullsBoston 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%
Jamal Crawford 23 20.9 9.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.4 0.8 3.9 8.1 .476 1.1 2.5 .448 0.4 0.6 .769
difference:+29+9.9+5.5+0.1+0.1+0.2+2.0+0.4+0.1-0.8-0.5+2.5+4.6+.080+0.5+0.3+.178+0.1+.039
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%
Jamal Crawford 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
Jamal Crawford Aaron Nesmith
Season 2002-032022-23
Team Chicago BullsIndiana 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%
Jamal Crawford 80 24.9 10.7 0.3 2.1 2.3 4.2 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.6 4.2 10.1 .413 1.1 3.0 .355 1.3 1.6 .806
difference:+7+0.6+0.5+0.8+1.5+2.9+0.2+0.2-0.7-1.6+0.7+2.0+.014+0.5+1.3+.011+0.3+0.3+.032
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 Jamal Crawford nor Aaron Nesmith played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Jamal Crawford Aaron Nesmith
Season 2003-042023-24
Team Chicago BullsIndiana 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%
Jamal Crawford 80 35.1 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.4 2.4 2.0 6.4 16.5 .386 2.1 6.5 .317 2.5 3.0 .833
difference:+8+7.4+5.1+0.3+0.1+0.3+3.6+0.5+0.3-1.5-1.3+2.0+7.7+.110+0.2+1.9+.102+1.0+1.1+.052
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%
Jamal Crawford 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
Jamal Crawford Aaron Nesmith
Season 2004-052024-25
Team New York KnicksIndiana 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%
Jamal Crawford 70 38.4 17.7 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.3 1.3 0.3 2.1 1.9 6.2 15.7 .398 2.6 7.3 .361 2.6 3.1 .843
difference:+25+13.4+5.7+0.3+0.7+1.1+3.1+0.5+0.1-1.3-0.6+1.9+7.3+.109+0.7+3.0+.070+1.0+1.3+.070
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%
Jamal Crawford 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
Jamal Crawford Aaron Nesmith
Season 2005-062025-26
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Jamal Crawford 79 32.3 14.3 0.5 2.7 3.1 3.8 1.1 0.2 2.2 1.9 4.6 11.1 .416 1.3 3.7 .345 3.7 4.5 .826
difference:+77+3.3+4.3+0.5+1.3+0.9+3.3+1.1+0.3-1.7-2.1+1.1+2.1+.027+1.2+0.8+.211+3.2+3.5+.326
Aaron Nesmith 2 29.0 10.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 4.0 3.5 9.0 .389 2.5 4.5 .556 0.5 1.0 .500
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jamal Crawford nor Aaron Nesmith played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Jamal Crawford played 14 seasons more than Aaron Nesmith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 20, from 2007 to 2020—Jamal Crawford played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Aaron Nesmith, Jamal Crawford got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 Sixth Man of the Year
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