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Aaron Nesmith
Pacers · G-F · 26
Aaron Nesmith
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2025-26
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Aaron Nesmith vs Ajay Mitchell

5-11categories
Nesmith · Mitchell

Ajay Mitchell: Day-To-Day (Calf · Leg · Right).

Aaron Nesmith
Nesmith
Pacers
2025-26
Mitchell
Thunder
Ajay Mitchell
45
Games
availability
57
29.7
Minutes
per game
25.8
13.8
Points
per game
13.6
4.2
Rebounds
per game
3.3
1.9
Assists
per game
3.6
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
41.4%
Field goal %
48.5%
37.9%
Three-point %
6.2 vs 3.1 attempts
34.7%
82.9%
Free throw %
87.0%
55.4%
True shooting
TS%
58.5%
19.0%
Usage
USG%
21.0%
9.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.4%
6.7%
Rebound %
of available
6.2%
-7.3
Net rating
on court
+15.6
6.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.6%
-4.5
Plus-minus
per game
+8.8
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Aaron Nesmith scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (13.8 vs 13.6), on Mitchell's heavier usage (21.0% vs 19.0%).

Mitchell is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.5% to 55.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Mitchell (3.6 vs 1.9 assists), the glass to Nesmith (4.2 vs 3.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Mitchell played 12 more games (57 vs 45 of 82).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +15.6 per 100 possessions, against -7.3 for Nesmith; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Nesmith $11.0M through 2028-29, Mitchell $2.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Nesmith
2025-26
Mitchell
10-35
Record when playing
50-7
14.2
Points at home
13.4
13.5
Points on the road
13.8
16.1
Points in wins
13.7
13.1
Points in losses
13.0
32
Season high
26
2
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1
Nesmith · last 5
Fri, Mar 27 vs LAC26 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs LAL14 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Mar 23 at ORL19 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 21 at SAS5 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Mar 18 vs POR15 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Mitchell · last 5
Fri, May 22 at SAS2 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, May 20 vs SAS10 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Mon, May 18 vs SAS4 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Mon, May 11 at LAL28 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Sat, May 9 at LAL24 pts · 4 reb · 10 ast
Nesmith · contract
2026-27$11.0M
2027-28$19.4M
2028-29$21.0M
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$2.9M
2027-28team option$2.9M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).