Louie Nelson vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Louie Nelson, 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.

Louie Nelson played 5 years in the NBA, 2 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Louie Nelson had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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
Louie Nelson 5 0 1973-74 to 1977-78
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Louie Nelson Cameron Thomas
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Capital 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 %
Louie Nelson 49 11.3 4.9 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.1 0.6 0.0 - 1.3 1.9 4.4 .433 - - - 1.1 1.5 .726
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 %
Louie Nelson ------- --- ----------
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
Louie Nelson Cameron Thomas
Season 1974-752022-23
Team New Orleans JazzBrooklyn 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 %
Louie Nelson 72 26.4 11.2 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 0.9 0.1 - 2.6 4.3 9.4 .452 - - - 2.7 3.5 .768
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 %
Louie Nelson ------- --- ----------
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
Louie Nelson Cameron Thomas
Season 1975-762023-24
Team New Orleans JazzBrooklyn 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 %
Louie Nelson 66 30.8 12.5 1.2 1.8 3.1 2.6 1.2 0.1 - 2.2 5.0 11.4 .433 - - - 2.6 3.5 .735
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 %
Louie Nelson ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Louie Nelson Cameron Thomas
Season 1976-77-
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 %
Louie Nelson 4 14.3 4.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 - 2.3 1.8 3.5 .500 - - - 1.0 1.8 .571
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Louie Nelson ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Louie Nelson Cameron Thomas
Season 1977-78-
Team Kansas City Kings, 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 %
Louie Nelson 33 12.3 6.9 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.0 2.6 6.4 .403 - - - 1.7 2.5 .679
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Louie Nelson ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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