Jim McIlvaine vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Jim McIlvaine, 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.

Jim McIlvaine played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Jim McIlvaine had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Jim McIlvaine 7 2 1994-95 to 2000-01
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim McIlvaine Cameron Thomas
Season 1994-952021-22
Team Washington BulletsBrooklyn 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 %
Jim McIlvaine 55 9.7 1.7 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.7 0.6 1.3 .479 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .683
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 %
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
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
Jim McIlvaine Cameron Thomas
Season 1995-962022-23
Team Washington BulletsBrooklyn 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 %
Jim McIlvaine 80 14.9 2.3 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.1 0.3 2.1 0.5 2.1 0.8 1.8 .428 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .552
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 %
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
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
Jim McIlvaine Cameron Thomas
Season 1996-972023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Jim McIlvaine 82 18.0 3.8 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.3 0.5 2.0 0.8 3.0 1.6 3.4 .471 0.0 0.1 .143 0.6 1.3 .495
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 %
Jim McIlvaine 5 5.6 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.8 1.4 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim McIlvaine Cameron Thomas
Season 1997-98-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Jim McIlvaine 78 15.5 3.2 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.2 0.3 1.8 0.7 3.1 1.3 2.9 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .556
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim McIlvaine 6 10.0 2.2 1.2 0.5 1.7 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.2 3.7 1.0 3.3 .300 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.3 .500
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim McIlvaine Cameron Thomas
Season 1998-99-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Jim McIlvaine 22 12.2 2.2 1.4 1.0 2.5 0.1 0.4 1.5 0.6 2.7 1.0 2.3 .431 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .667
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim McIlvaine Cameron Thomas
Season 1999-00-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Jim McIlvaine 66 15.9 2.4 1.6 1.9 3.5 0.5 0.4 1.8 0.6 3.1 1.0 2.3 .416 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .518
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim McIlvaine Cameron Thomas
Season 2000-01-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Jim McIlvaine 18 10.7 1.6 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.5 1.9 0.6 1.6 .357 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim McIlvaine ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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