Willie Burton vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Willie Burton, 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.

Willie Burton played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Willie Burton had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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
Willie Burton 8 1 1990-91 to 1998-99
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Willie Burton Cameron Thomas
Season 1990-912021-22
Team Miami HeatBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Willie Burton 76 25.4 12.0 1.5 2.0 3.4 1.4 0.9 0.3 1.9 3.6 4.5 10.2 .441 0.1 0.4 .133 3.0 3.9 .782
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 %
Willie Burton ------- --- ----------
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
Willie Burton Cameron Thomas
Season 1991-922022-23
Team Miami HeatBrooklyn 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 %
Willie Burton 68 23.3 11.2 1.1 2.5 3.6 1.8 0.7 0.5 1.8 2.7 4.1 9.1 .450 0.1 0.2 .400 2.9 3.6 .800
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 %
Willie Burton ------- --- ----------
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
Willie Burton Cameron Thomas
Season 1992-932023-24
Team Miami HeatBrooklyn 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 %
Willie Burton 26 17.3 7.8 0.8 1.8 2.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.9 2.2 2.1 5.4 .383 0.2 0.6 .333 3.5 4.9 .717
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 %
Willie Burton ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Willie Burton Cameron Thomas
Season 1993-94-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Willie Burton 53 13.2 7.0 0.9 1.6 2.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 1.0 1.8 2.3 5.3 .438 0.1 0.3 .200 2.3 3.0 .759
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Burton 2 5.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Willie Burton Cameron Thomas
Season 1994-95-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Willie Burton 53 29.5 15.3 0.9 2.2 3.1 1.8 0.6 0.4 2.3 3.2 4.6 11.4 .401 2.0 5.2 .385 4.2 5.0 .824
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Burton ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Note: Willie Burton didn't play in 1995-96.

Season 6
Willie Burton Cameron Thomas
Season 1996-97-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Willie Burton 24 15.8 6.2 0.5 1.3 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 1.1 2.3 1.6 4.8 .336 0.5 1.9 .283 2.4 2.8 .838
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Burton ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Willie Burton Cameron Thomas
Season 1997-98-
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 %
Willie Burton 13 3.3 2.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.6 .381 0.2 0.7 .333 0.6 0.9 .667
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Burton ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Willie Burton Cameron Thomas
Season 1998-99-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Willie Burton 3 6.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 2.3 .143 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 1.3 .500
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Burton ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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