Steve Novak vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Steve Novak, 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.

Steve Novak played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Steve Novak had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Steve Novak 11 5 2006-07 to 2016-17
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Novak Cameron Thomas
Season 2006-072021-22
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn 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 %
Steve Novak 35 5.5 1.5 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.5 1.4 .360 0.4 1.1 .333 0.1 0.1 1.000
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 %
Steve Novak ------- --- ----------
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
Steve Novak Cameron Thomas
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
Steve Novak 35 7.5 3.9 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.4 2.9 .480 1.0 2.0 .479 0.1 0.1 .750
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 %
Steve Novak 3 7.0 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 .750 0.7 1.0 .667 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 -

Season 3
Steve Novak Cameron Thomas
Season 2008-092023-24
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 %
Steve Novak 71 16.4 6.9 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.0 2.5 5.6 .444 1.7 4.0 .416 0.3 0.3 .913
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 %
Steve Novak ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Steve Novak Cameron Thomas
Season 2009-10-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Steve Novak 54 6.7 2.1 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 2.0 .389 0.4 1.3 .310 0.1 0.2 .778
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Novak ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Steve Novak Cameron Thomas
Season 2010-11-
Team Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Steve Novak 30 7.2 3.5 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.2 2.2 .522 0.9 1.5 .565 0.3 0.3 1.000
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Novak 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Steve Novak Cameron Thomas
Season 2011-12-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Steve Novak 54 18.9 8.8 0.2 1.8 1.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.1 3.0 6.2 .478 2.5 5.2 .472 0.4 0.5 .846
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Novak 5 19.0 2.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.8 1.8 .444 0.8 1.4 .571 0.0 0.0 -
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Steve Novak Cameron Thomas
Season 2012-13-
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 %
Steve Novak 81 20.3 6.6 0.2 1.7 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.2 2.2 5.3 .414 1.8 4.3 .425 0.4 0.4 .909
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Novak 9 5.6 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.4 .538 0.4 1.0 .444 0.0 0.0 -
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Steve Novak Cameron Thomas
Season 2013-14-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors 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 %
Steve Novak 54 10.0 3.3 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.1 2.7 .411 1.0 2.3 .426 0.1 0.1 1.000
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Novak 4 3.8 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Steve Novak Cameron Thomas
Season 2014-15-
Team Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Novak 35 5.6 1.8 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.6 1.6 .393 0.5 1.4 .396 0.0 0.1 .000
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Novak ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Steve Novak Cameron Thomas
Season 2015-16-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Novak 10 4.4 2.4 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.8 .444 0.7 1.5 .467 0.1 0.1 1.000
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Novak ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Steve Novak Cameron Thomas
Season 2016-17-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Novak 8 2.8 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.9 .286 0.1 0.8 .167 0.0 0.0 -
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Novak ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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