Bud Palmer vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Bud Palmer, 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.

Bud Palmer and Cameron Thomas both played 3 years in the NBA. Bud Palmer had the first of his seasons in 1946-47, 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
Bud Palmer 3 3 1946-47 to 1948-49
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bud Palmer Cameron Thomas
Season 1946-472021-22
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost SemifinalsNets 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 %
Bud Palmer 42 - 9.5 - - - 0.8 - - - 2.6 3.8 12.4 .307 - - - 1.9 2.9 .669
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 %
Bud Palmer 5 - 15.6 - - - 0.8 - - - 1.6 6.6 18.8 .351 - - - 2.4 4.0 .600
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
Bud Palmer Cameron Thomas
Season 1947-482022-23
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost 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 %
Bud Palmer 48 - 13.0 - - - 0.9 - - - 3.1 4.7 14.8 .315 - - - 3.6 4.9 .744
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 %
Bud Palmer 3 - 14.0 - - - 0.0 - - - 5.7 5.3 12.7 .421 - - - 3.3 4.3 .769
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
Bud Palmer Cameron Thomas
Season 1948-492023-24
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bud Palmer 58 - 12.3 - - - 1.9 - - - 3.6 4.1 11.8 .350 - - - 4.0 5.3 .762
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 %
Bud Palmer 6 - 13.5 - - - 1.7 - - - 5.2 4.5 10.7 .422 - - - 4.5 5.8 .771
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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