Cam Thomas vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson and Cam Thomas, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Cam Thomas played 5 years in the NBA, 8 less than Klay Thompson, who played 13. Cam Thomas had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Klay Thompson had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 achievements, 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
Cam Thomas 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26
Klay Thompson 13 9 2011-12 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cam Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Brooklyn NetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam 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
difference:+1+6.8+4.0+0.2+0.1+0.8+0.2+0.2-0.8-1.3+1.5+3.4+.010+1.0+1.5+.144+0.1+0.2+.039
Klay Thompson 66 24.4 12.5 0.4 2.1 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.8 10.9 .443 1.7 4.1 .414 1.2 1.4 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam 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 -
Klay Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Cam Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Brooklyn NetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam 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
difference:+25+19.2+6.0+0.3+1.8+2.0+0.8+0.6+0.4-0.8-1.9+2.7+6.7+.019+1.7+4.1+.018+1.0+1.2+.027
Klay Thompson 82 35.8 16.6 0.4 3.3 3.7 2.2 1.0 0.5 1.9 2.9 6.2 14.7 .422 2.6 6.4 .401 1.6 1.9 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam 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 -
difference:+10+33.3+12.2+0.8+3.3+4.1+1.3+1.0+0.6-1.5-2.7+4.8+11.0+.008+2.1+3.9+.424+0.4+0.5
Klay Thompson 12 41.3 15.2 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.8 1.0 0.6 2.0 3.7 6.3 14.5 .437 2.1 4.9 .424 0.4 0.5 .833

Season 3
Cam Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Brooklyn NetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam 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
difference:+15+4.0+4.1+0.1+0.2+0.1+0.7+0.2+0.3-0.2-0.8+1.1+2.5+.002+0.6+0.6+.053+2.5+2.8+.061
Klay Thompson 81 35.4 18.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 2.2 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.9 6.9 15.5 .444 2.8 6.6 .417 1.8 2.3 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------
Klay Thompson 7 36.7 16.4 0.6 2.9 3.4 3.6 1.0 0.7 2.1 3.4 5.7 14.0 .408 2.3 6.3 .364 2.7 3.4 .792

Season 4
Cam Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Brooklyn NetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas 25 31.2 24.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.8 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.8 8.0 18.2 .438 2.7 7.8 .349 5.3 6.0 .881
difference:+52+0.7+2.3+0.2+0.2+0.1+0.9+0.5+0.7-0.6-0.2+0.2+1.3+.025+0.4+0.7+.090+2.4+2.7+.002
Klay Thompson 77 31.9 21.7 0.4 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 0.8 1.9 1.6 7.8 16.9 .463 3.1 7.1 .439 2.9 3.3 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------
Klay Thompson 21 36.2 18.6 0.4 3.4 3.9 2.6 0.8 0.9 2.0 3.0 7.1 15.9 .446 2.7 7.0 .390 1.7 2.1 .800

Season 5
Cam Thomas Klay Thompson
Season 2025-262015-16
Team Brooklyn NetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas 8 28.3 21.4 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.6 0.5 0.1 2.0 1.9 6.6 16.5 .402 2.0 5.6 .356 6.1 7.0 .875
difference:+72+5.0+0.7+2.4+2.4+0.5+0.3+0.5-0.3+1.5+0.8+.068+1.5+2.5+.069+3.7+4.2+.002
Klay Thompson 80 33.3 22.1 0.4 3.4 3.8 2.1 0.8 0.6 1.7 1.9 8.1 17.3 .470 3.5 8.1 .425 2.4 2.8 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------
Klay Thompson 24 35.4 24.3 0.6 3.0 3.7 2.3 1.1 0.4 2.0 2.2 8.4 18.9 .444 4.1 9.6 .424 3.4 4.0 .854

Additional Years

* Klay Thompson played 8 seasons more than Cam Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2017 to 2026—Klay Thompson played in 5 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

In those 8 extra years over Cam Thomas, Klay Thompson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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