Michael Smith vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Michael 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.

Michael Smith and Cameron Thomas both played 3 years in the NBA. Michael Smith had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Michael Smith 3 2 1989-90 to 1994-95
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Michael Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Michael Smith 65 9.5 5.0 0.6 0.9 1.5 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.1 4.4 .476 0.0 0.4 .071 0.8 1.0 .828
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 %
Michael Smith 4 4.0 4.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.0 .625 0.0 0.5 .000 1.8 1.8 1.000
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

Michael Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisNets 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 %
Michael Smith 47 8.3 4.6 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.6 2.0 4.3 .475 0.1 0.5 .250 0.5 0.6 .815
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 %
Michael Smith 2 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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 -

Note: Michael Smith didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Season 3

Michael Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1994-952023-24
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 %
Michael Smith 29 11.0 5.3 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.2 4.6 .470 0.0 0.3 .125 0.9 1.0 .867
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 %
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