Fred Schaus vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Fred Schaus, 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.

Fred Schaus played 5 years in the NBA, 2 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Fred Schaus had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Fred Schaus 5 5 1949-50 to 1953-54
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Fred Schaus Cameron Thomas
Season 1949-502021-22
Team Fort Wayne PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost Cent Div FinalsNets 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 %
Fred Schaus 68 - 14.3 - - - 2.6 - - - 3.4 5.2 14.6 .352 - - - 4.0 4.9 .818
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 %
Fred Schaus 4 - 18.5 - - - 2.8 - - - 2.3 6.0 16.5 .364 - - - 6.5 7.8 .839
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

Fred Schaus Cameron Thomas
Season 1950-512022-23
Team Fort Wayne PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisNets 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 %
Fred Schaus 68 - 15.1 - - 7.3 2.7 - - - 3.5 4.6 13.5 .340 - - - 5.9 7.1 .835
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 %
Fred Schaus 3 - 14.3 - - 5.3 3.3 - - - 3.3 5.7 14.7 .386 - - - 3.0 3.7 .818
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

Fred Schaus Cameron Thomas
Season 1951-522023-24
Team Fort Wayne PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Fred Schaus 62 41.6 14.1 - - 7.0 4.0 - - - 3.6 4.5 12.5 .361 - - - 5.0 6.0 .833
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 %
Fred Schaus 2 45.0 15.5 - - 7.5 7.0 - - - 4.5 6.0 17.5 .343 - - - 3.5 4.0 .875
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Fred Schaus Cameron Thomas
Season 1952-53-
Team Fort Wayne Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Schaus 69 36.8 10.5 - - 6.0 3.6 - - - 3.8 3.5 10.4 .334 - - - 3.5 4.3 .821
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Schaus 8 30.5 8.9 - - 5.3 1.5 - - - 5.0 2.3 7.5 .300 - - - 4.4 5.8 .761
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Fred Schaus Cameron Thomas
Season 1953-54-
Team Fort Wayne Pistons, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost E Div Round Robin-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Schaus 67 22.6 7.1 - - 4.0 1.6 - - - 2.6 2.4 6.2 .388 - - - 2.3 2.9 .785
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Fred Schaus 4 29.8 7.0 - - 3.0 2.0 - - - 4.5 1.8 6.3 .280 - - - 3.5 3.8 .933
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------