Stephon Marbury vs. Aaron Nesmith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Nesmith and Stephon Marbury, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Stephon Marbury played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Aaron Nesmith, who played 5. Stephon Marbury had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Stephon Marbury 13 5 1996-97 to 2008-09
Aaron Nesmith 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Stephon Marbury Aaron Nesmith
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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%
Stephon Marbury 67 34.7 15.8 0.8 1.9 2.7 7.8 1.0 0.3 3.1 2.4 5.3 13.0 .408 1.5 4.3 .354 3.7 5.0 .727
difference:+21+20.2+11.1+0.2+0.3+0.1+7.3+0.7+0.1-2.6-0.5+3.6+9.1+.030+0.6+2.0+.016+3.2+4.4+.059
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%
Stephon Marbury 3 39.3 21.3 0.7 3.3 4.0 7.7 0.7 0.0 3.0 3.0 8.7 21.7 .400 2.0 6.7 .300 2.0 3.3 .600
difference:+2+24.3+18.1+0.3+1.1+1.4+7.5+0.5+0.2-2.6-1.6+7.7+18.1+.122+1.2+3.9+.014+1.6+2.9+.400
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
Stephon Marbury Aaron Nesmith
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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%
Stephon Marbury 82 38.0 17.7 0.7 2.1 2.8 8.6 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.7 6.3 15.1 .415 1.2 3.7 .313 4.0 5.5 .731
difference:+30+27.0+13.9+0.4+0.7+1.1+8.2+0.9-2.5-1.4+4.9+11.6+.019+0.6+1.5+.043+3.6+5.0+.077
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%
Stephon Marbury 5 42.0 13.8 1.0 2.2 3.2 7.6 2.4 0.0 3.6 3.2 4.4 14.4 .306 1.4 5.0 .280 3.6 4.6 .783
difference:+10+38.5+13.0+0.7+1.5+2.2+7.4+2.3+0.3-3.5-2.8+4.1+13.3+.071+1.3+4.3+.189+3.4+4.3+.033
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
Stephon Marbury Aaron Nesmith
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey NetsIndiana 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%
Stephon Marbury 49 38.7 21.3 0.8 2.1 2.9 8.9 1.2 0.2 3.3 2.6 7.7 18.0 .428 1.3 4.0 .335 4.5 5.7 .799
difference:+24+13.8+11.2+0.8+0.9+7.6+0.4+0.3-2.3-0.6+4.2+9.9+.001+0.3+0.3+.031+2.9+3.8+.039
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 Stephon Marbury nor Aaron Nesmith played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Stephon Marbury Aaron Nesmith
Season 1999-002023-24
Team New Jersey NetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
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%
Stephon Marbury 74 38.9 22.2 0.8 2.4 3.2 8.4 1.5 0.2 3.6 2.6 7.7 17.8 .432 0.9 3.1 .283 5.9 7.2 .813
difference:+2+11.2+10.0+0.1+0.5+0.6+6.9+0.6+0.5-2.7-0.7+3.3+9.0+.064+1.0+1.5+.136+4.4+5.3+.032
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%
Stephon Marbury 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
Stephon Marbury Aaron Nesmith
Season 2000-012024-25
Team New Jersey NetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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%
Stephon Marbury 67 38.2 23.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.6 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.2 8.4 19.1 .441 1.6 5.0 .328 5.4 6.8 .790
difference:+22+13.2+11.9+0.8+0.9+6.4+0.4+0.3-2.1-0.3+4.1+10.7+.066+0.3+0.7+.103+3.8+5.0+.123
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%
Stephon Marbury 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

Additional Years

* Stephon Marbury played 8 seasons more than Aaron Nesmith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2002 to 2009—Stephon Marbury played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Aaron Nesmith, Stephon Marbury got these achievements:

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