Rudy Gobert vs. Jameer Nelson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jameer Nelson and Rudy Gobert, 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.
Rudy Gobert played 11 years in the NBA, 3 less than Jameer Nelson, who played 14. Rudy Gobert had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Jameer Nelson had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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 |
Rudy Gobert |
11 |
8 |
2013-14 to 2023-24 |
Jameer Nelson |
14 |
6 |
2004-05 to 2017-18 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Rudy Gobert |
Jameer Nelson |
Season |
2013-14 | 2004-05 |
Team |
Utah Jazz | Orlando Magic |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did 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 |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
45 |
9.6 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.4 |
.492 |
Jameer Nelson |
79 |
20.4 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
7.9 |
.455 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.312 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.682 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
82 |
26.3 |
8.4 |
3.2 |
6.2 |
9.5 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
.604 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
.623 |
Jameer Nelson |
62 |
28.8 |
14.6 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
11.6 |
.483 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.424 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.779 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
61 |
31.7 |
9.1 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
11.0 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
.559 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
4.6 |
.569 |
Jameer Nelson |
77 |
30.3 |
13.0 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
11.4 |
.430 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.335 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
4 |
32.3 |
14.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
12.5 |
.420 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.357 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.909 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
81 |
33.9 |
14.0 |
3.9 |
8.9 |
12.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
7.7 |
.661 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
.653 |
Jameer Nelson |
69 |
28.4 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
8.7 |
.469 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.416 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
9 |
27.3 |
11.6 |
2.4 |
7.4 |
9.9 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
7.0 |
.635 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
5.6 |
.480 |
Jameer Nelson |
10 |
33.3 |
16.2 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
11.3 |
.504 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
.488 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
.757 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
56 |
32.4 |
13.5 |
2.9 |
7.8 |
10.7 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
7.9 |
.622 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
5.3 |
.682 |
Jameer Nelson |
42 |
31.2 |
16.7 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
12.6 |
.503 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.453 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.887 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
11 |
34.8 |
13.2 |
3.9 |
6.8 |
10.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
7.6 |
.655 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.2 |
5.3 |
.603 |
Jameer Nelson |
5 |
18.0 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.348 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
.167 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
81 |
31.8 |
15.9 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
12.9 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
5.9 |
8.8 |
.669 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.1 |
6.4 |
.636 |
Jameer Nelson |
65 |
28.6 |
12.6 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
10.9 |
.449 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.381 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.845 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
5 |
30.4 |
11.2 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
6.4 |
.594 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.783 |
Jameer Nelson |
14 |
34.2 |
19.0 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
13.6 |
.479 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
.393 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
.823 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
68 |
34.3 |
15.1 |
3.4 |
10.1 |
13.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
8.2 |
.693 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
5.9 |
.630 |
Jameer Nelson |
76 |
30.5 |
13.1 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
11.0 |
.446 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
.401 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.802 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
7 |
38.6 |
16.9 |
3.4 |
8.0 |
11.4 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
6.9 |
10.6 |
.649 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.1 |
6.0 |
.524 |
Jameer Nelson |
6 |
36.0 |
13.2 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
13.7 |
.378 |
1.0 |
4.3 |
.231 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.786 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
71 |
30.8 |
14.3 |
3.4 |
10.1 |
13.5 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
8.2 |
.675 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
.623 |
Jameer Nelson |
57 |
29.9 |
11.9 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
10.6 |
.427 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.377 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.807 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
11 |
34.2 |
14.7 |
3.9 |
8.4 |
12.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
7.4 |
.741 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
.636 |
Jameer Nelson |
5 |
36.4 |
15.6 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
14.8 |
.392 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
.320 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
66 |
32.1 |
15.6 |
3.7 |
11.0 |
14.7 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
7.7 |
.713 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.6 |
6.7 |
.690 |
Jameer Nelson |
56 |
35.3 |
14.7 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
5.5 |
13.9 |
.392 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
.341 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.873 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
6 |
32.8 |
12.0 |
3.5 |
9.7 |
13.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
.636 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.0 |
7.3 |
.682 |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
70 |
30.7 |
13.4 |
3.3 |
8.3 |
11.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
7.8 |
.659 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
.644 |
Jameer Nelson |
68 |
32.0 |
12.1 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
11.0 |
.394 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
.348 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.857 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
5 |
35.4 |
15.0 |
3.6 |
8.6 |
12.2 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
9.2 |
.630 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.4 |
5.4 |
.630 |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 11 |
|
Rudy Gobert |
Jameer Nelson |
Season |
2023-24 | 2014-15 |
Team |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards |
Defensive Player of the Year | - |
Playoffs |
Timberwolves TBD | Did 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 |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
76 |
34.1 |
14.0 |
3.8 |
9.2 |
12.9 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
5.3 |
8.1 |
.661 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
.638 |
Jameer Nelson |
63 |
22.3 |
8.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
.407 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.345 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
9 |
34.1 |
12.1 |
3.0 |
8.1 |
11.1 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
.629 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.4 |
5.0 |
.689 |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
39 |
26.6 |
7.7 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
7.9 |
.368 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
.299 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.857 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
75 |
27.3 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.444 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.388 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.714 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
50 |
20.3 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
.389 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.331 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.800 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Rudy Gobert |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jameer Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |