Andre Miller vs. Nick Van Exel Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Van Exel and Andre Miller, 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.

Andre Miller played 17 years in the NBA, 4 more than Nick Van Exel, who played 13. Andre Miller had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Nick Van Exel had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Andre Miller 17 11 1999-00 to 2015-16
Nick Van Exel 13 7 1993-94 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 1999-001993-94
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement 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 %
Andre Miller 82 25.5 11.1 1.0 2.4 3.4 5.8 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.4 4.1 9.2 .449 0.1 0.6 .204 2.8 3.6 .774
Nick Van Exel 81 33.3 13.6 0.6 2.4 2.9 5.8 1.0 0.1 1.8 1.9 5.1 13.0 .394 1.5 4.5 .338 1.9 2.4 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2000-011994-95
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West 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 %
Andre Miller 82 34.7 15.8 1.1 3.2 4.4 8.0 1.5 0.3 3.2 2.8 5.5 12.2 .452 0.2 0.8 .266 4.6 5.5 .833
Nick Van Exel 80 36.8 16.9 0.3 2.5 2.8 8.3 1.2 0.1 2.8 2.0 5.8 13.8 .420 2.3 6.4 .358 2.9 3.8 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Nick Van Exel 10 46.4 20.0 0.9 2.9 3.8 7.3 2.1 0.3 2.2 3.3 6.7 16.2 .414 2.1 6.6 .318 4.5 5.9 .763

Season 3

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2001-021995-96
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West 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 %
Andre Miller 81 37.3 16.5 1.3 3.3 4.7 10.9 1.6 0.4 3.0 2.8 5.9 12.9 .454 0.3 1.1 .253 4.5 5.5 .817
Nick Van Exel 74 34.0 14.9 0.4 2.1 2.4 6.9 0.9 0.1 2.1 1.6 5.4 12.8 .417 1.9 5.4 .357 2.2 2.8 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Nick Van Exel 4 34.3 11.8 1.0 3.0 4.0 6.8 0.5 0.0 2.8 2.5 4.0 13.5 .296 1.3 4.0 .313 2.5 3.3 .769

Season 4

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2002-031996-97
Team Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West 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 %
Andre Miller 80 36.4 13.6 1.1 2.9 4.0 6.7 1.2 0.1 2.6 2.5 4.7 11.6 .406 0.3 1.4 .213 3.9 4.9 .795
Nick Van Exel 79 37.2 15.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 8.5 0.9 0.1 2.7 1.4 5.5 13.6 .402 2.2 5.9 .378 2.1 2.5 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Nick Van Exel 9 39.2 14.4 0.7 2.8 3.4 6.4 1.1 0.0 2.0 2.1 5.0 13.2 .378 1.3 4.9 .273 3.1 3.8 .824

Season 5

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2003-041997-98
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West 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 %
Andre Miller 82 34.6 14.8 1.5 2.9 4.5 6.1 1.7 0.3 2.6 2.4 5.2 11.5 .457 0.1 0.8 .185 4.2 5.0 .832
Nick Van Exel 64 32.1 13.8 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.9 1.0 0.1 1.6 1.9 4.9 11.6 .419 1.9 4.9 .389 2.1 2.7 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 35.0 15.4 3.0 1.6 4.6 3.2 1.6 0.0 2.0 3.2 6.8 14.4 .472 0.0 0.4 .000 1.8 2.2 .818
Nick Van Exel 13 28.3 11.6 0.7 1.8 2.5 4.2 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.3 3.8 11.6 .331 1.7 5.4 .314 2.2 3.1 .725

Season 6

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2004-051998-99
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Andre Miller 82 34.8 13.6 1.2 2.9 4.1 6.9 1.5 0.1 2.7 2.5 5.2 10.9 .477 0.1 0.5 .154 3.1 3.7 .838
Nick Van Exel 50 36.0 16.5 0.3 2.0 2.3 7.4 0.8 0.1 2.4 1.8 6.1 15.4 .398 1.4 4.7 .308 2.8 3.5 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 37.2 16.2 1.8 3.4 5.2 5.2 2.0 0.2 2.4 4.4 5.6 13.2 .424 0.4 0.8 .500 4.6 6.4 .719
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2005-061999-00
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 35.8 13.7 1.1 3.2 4.3 8.2 1.3 0.2 3.1 2.6 4.9 10.6 .463 0.1 0.3 .185 3.8 5.2 .738
Nick Van Exel 79 37.3 16.1 0.4 3.5 3.9 9.0 0.9 0.1 2.8 1.9 6.0 15.4 .390 1.7 5.1 .332 2.5 3.0 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 36.4 16.4 1.6 2.8 4.4 7.2 1.0 0.2 3.2 2.4 6.8 15.4 .442 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.4 .824
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2006-072000-01
Team Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ersDenver 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 %
Andre Miller 80 37.1 13.4 1.2 3.2 4.4 7.8 1.4 0.1 2.8 2.3 5.3 11.4 .466 0.1 0.4 .143 2.8 3.5 .784
Nick Van Exel 71 37.9 17.7 0.6 2.8 3.4 8.5 0.9 0.3 2.3 1.5 6.5 15.7 .414 1.9 5.0 .377 2.9 3.5 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2007-082001-02
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 36.8 17.0 1.2 2.8 4.0 6.9 1.3 0.1 2.5 2.2 6.9 14.1 .492 0.0 0.4 .088 3.1 4.1 .772
Nick Van Exel 72 34.7 18.4 0.4 3.1 3.5 6.6 0.6 0.2 2.2 1.4 7.0 17.0 .409 1.7 4.9 .340 2.8 3.5 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 38.2 15.3 1.2 2.0 3.2 3.3 0.8 0.0 2.3 2.0 6.5 14.8 .438 0.0 0.5 .000 2.3 3.7 .636
Nick Van Exel 8 32.8 11.1 0.9 2.1 3.0 3.9 1.0 0.0 1.5 3.3 4.6 12.6 .366 0.9 4.3 .206 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 10

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2008-092002-03
Team Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West 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 %
Andre Miller 82 36.3 16.3 1.5 3.0 4.5 6.5 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.4 6.0 12.7 .473 0.2 0.6 .283 4.1 5.0 .826
Nick Van Exel 73 27.8 12.5 0.5 2.4 2.8 4.3 0.6 0.1 1.7 1.2 4.7 11.4 .412 1.6 4.3 .378 1.5 2.0 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 43.0 21.2 1.5 4.8 6.3 5.3 1.2 0.2 3.2 2.8 8.0 16.8 .475 0.5 1.7 .300 4.7 5.7 .824
Nick Van Exel 20 33.7 19.5 0.9 2.5 3.4 4.1 0.6 0.0 2.0 2.4 7.5 16.3 .460 2.2 5.6 .393 2.3 3.2 .703

Season 11

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2009-102003-04
Team Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 30.5 14.0 1.0 2.3 3.2 5.4 1.1 0.1 2.1 2.1 4.9 11.1 .445 0.2 1.0 .200 3.9 4.8 .821
Nick Van Exel 39 32.2 12.6 0.4 2.3 2.7 5.3 0.5 0.1 2.0 1.5 4.8 12.3 .390 1.2 3.8 .307 1.8 2.5 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 35.0 15.7 0.8 2.3 3.2 6.0 1.2 0.2 3.2 2.0 5.0 12.3 .405 0.5 1.2 .429 5.2 6.7 .775
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2010-112004-05
Team Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 81 32.7 12.7 1.2 2.5 3.7 7.0 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.1 4.8 10.4 .460 0.0 0.5 .108 3.1 3.6 .853
Nick Van Exel 53 30.5 11.1 0.4 2.7 3.0 4.3 0.8 0.0 1.7 1.3 4.0 10.6 .381 1.9 4.8 .389 1.1 1.4 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 32.3 14.8 0.8 2.3 3.2 5.5 0.3 0.0 2.2 2.8 5.5 11.2 .493 0.7 1.7 .400 3.2 4.0 .792
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2011-122005-06
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 66 27.4 9.7 0.8 2.5 3.3 6.7 1.0 0.1 2.7 2.0 3.7 8.4 .438 0.3 1.3 .217 2.1 2.6 .811
Nick Van Exel 65 15.2 5.5 0.1 1.3 1.4 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.9 2.1 5.3 .397 0.8 2.4 .357 0.4 0.6 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 7 28.6 11.3 2.0 3.6 5.6 6.0 1.3 0.1 2.4 2.7 4.4 10.4 .425 0.6 1.0 .571 1.9 2.1 .867
Nick Van Exel 12 11.1 2.2 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.6 2.7 .219 0.3 0.8 .300 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 14

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2012-13-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 26.2 9.6 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.9 0.9 0.1 2.1 1.9 3.7 7.7 .479 0.2 0.8 .266 2.0 2.4 .840
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 25.7 14.0 1.8 1.5 3.3 3.8 0.3 0.0 2.7 1.3 4.8 11.5 .420 0.8 1.8 .455 3.5 4.5 .778
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2013-14-
Team Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 58 16.9 4.9 0.5 1.8 2.2 3.4 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.8 4.0 .459 0.2 0.4 .524 1.0 1.3 .779
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 11 9.8 4.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.7 .463 0.1 0.3 .333 0.5 0.8 .556
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2014-15-
Team Washington Wizards, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 81 15.5 4.4 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.5 0.4 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.8 3.6 .500 0.1 0.4 .206 0.7 1.0 .753
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Andre Miller Nick Van Exel
Season 2015-16-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 39 11.8 3.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.7 .557 0.1 0.2 .250 0.6 0.8 .750
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 7.0 1.8 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 1.4 .429 0.2 0.6 .333 0.4 0.4 1.000
Nick Van Exel ------- --- ----------