Charles Smith vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Charles Smith, 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

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.

Charles Smith played 9 years in the NBA, 6 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Charles Smith had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Cameron Thomas had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Charles Smith 9 5 1988-89 to 1996-97
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Charles Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1988-892021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East 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 %
Charles Smith 71 30.4 16.3 2.4 4.1 6.5 1.5 1.0 1.3 2.1 3.8 6.1 12.4 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.5 .725
Cameron Thomas 67 17.6 8.5 0.2 2.2 2.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.0 3.3 7.5 .433 0.7 2.6 .270 1.3 1.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Smith ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Charles Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East 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 %
Charles Smith 78 35.0 21.1 2.3 4.4 6.7 1.5 1.1 1.5 2.1 3.8 7.6 14.7 .520 0.0 0.2 .083 5.8 7.3 .794
Cameron Thomas 57 16.6 10.6 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.0 3.5 8.0 .441 0.9 2.3 .383 2.6 3.1 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Smith ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas 2 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.5 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Charles Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1990-912023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersBrooklyn Nets
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 %
Charles Smith 74 36.5 20.0 2.9 5.3 8.2 1.8 1.1 2.0 2.2 3.6 7.4 15.8 .469 0.0 0.1 .000 5.2 6.5 .793
Cameron Thomas 66 31.4 22.5 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.9 0.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 8.0 18.0 .442 2.2 6.0 .364 4.3 5.1 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Smith ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Charles Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1991-92-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Charles Smith 49 26.7 14.6 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.8 2.0 1.4 3.2 5.1 11.0 .466 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 5.5 .785
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Smith 5 29.6 11.6 2.0 3.6 5.6 1.8 0.8 2.4 2.0 4.8 4.4 11.2 .393 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.0 .933
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Charles Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1992-93-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Charles Smith 81 26.8 12.4 2.1 3.2 5.3 1.8 0.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 4.4 9.4 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.5 .782
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Smith 15 25.9 11.1 1.8 2.2 4.0 1.3 0.6 0.9 1.9 3.5 4.3 9.2 .471 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.3 .740
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Charles Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1993-94-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA 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 %
Charles Smith 43 25.7 10.4 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.5 3.3 4.1 9.2 .443 0.2 0.4 .500 2.0 2.8 .719
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Smith 25 24.5 8.8 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.7 3.4 7.1 .480 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.8 .729
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Charles Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1994-95-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Charles Smith 76 28.3 12.7 1.9 2.4 4.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.8 4.6 9.8 .471 0.1 0.4 .226 3.4 4.2 .792
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Smith 11 27.5 10.8 1.8 2.0 3.8 1.2 1.2 1.5 2.2 4.0 4.6 8.6 .537 0.0 0.2 .000 1.5 2.7 .567
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Charles Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1995-96-
Team New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Charles Smith 73 23.5 8.3 1.8 3.1 5.0 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.5 3.1 3.3 7.9 .422 0.0 0.2 .133 1.6 2.2 .730
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Smith 10 16.5 5.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 2.8 2.4 4.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.8 .375
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Charles Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1996-97-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Charles Smith 19 17.3 4.6 0.9 2.5 3.4 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 2.3 1.8 4.4 .405 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .769
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Smith ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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