Herm Gilliam vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Herm Gilliam, 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.

Herm Gilliam played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Herm Gilliam had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, 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
Herm Gilliam 8 4 1969-70 to 1976-77
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Herm Gilliam Cameron Thomas
Season 1969-702021-22
Team Cincinnati RoyalsBrooklyn 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 %
Herm Gilliam 57 20.4 7.5 - - 3.8 3.1 - - - 2.9 3.1 7.7 .406 - - - 1.2 1.6 .747
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 %
Herm Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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
Herm Gilliam Cameron Thomas
Season 1970-712022-23
Team Buffalo BravesBrooklyn 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 %
Herm Gilliam 80 26.0 11.2 - - 4.2 3.6 - - - 3.1 4.7 11.2 .422 - - - 1.8 2.4 .751
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 %
Herm Gilliam ------- --- ----------
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
Herm Gilliam Cameron Thomas
Season 1971-722023-24
Team Atlanta HawksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Herm Gilliam 82 28.5 10.2 - - 4.1 4.6 - - - 2.8 4.2 9.4 .446 - - - 1.8 2.1 .838
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 %
Herm Gilliam 6 28.8 11.0 - - 5.0 5.5 - - - 2.5 4.7 11.8 .394 - - - 1.7 1.8 .909
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Herm Gilliam Cameron Thomas
Season 1972-73-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam 76 36.1 14.0 - - 5.3 6.3 - - - 3.4 6.2 13.3 .468 - - - 1.6 2.0 .820
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam 6 32.8 11.8 - - 5.3 5.2 - - - 3.2 5.5 13.5 .407 - - - 0.8 0.8 1.000
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Herm Gilliam Cameron Thomas
Season 1973-74-
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 %
Herm Gilliam 62 32.3 14.1 1.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 2.2 0.3 - 3.1 6.2 13.6 .454 - - - 1.7 2.2 .791
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Herm Gilliam Cameron Thomas
Season 1974-75-
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 %
Herm Gilliam 60 23.2 12.0 1.3 2.1 3.4 2.8 1.3 0.2 - 2.1 5.2 12.3 .427 - - - 1.6 1.9 .832
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Herm Gilliam Cameron Thomas
Season 1975-76-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam 81 20.3 8.5 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.5 1.0 0.1 - 1.7 3.7 8.3 .442 - - - 1.1 1.4 .776
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam 6 14.3 2.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.0 1.0 0.0 - 1.7 1.0 4.5 .222 - - - 0.8 1.3 .625
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Herm Gilliam Cameron Thomas
Season 1976-77-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam 80 20.8 9.3 0.8 1.7 2.5 2.1 1.0 0.1 - 2.1 4.1 9.3 .438 - - - 1.2 1.5 .767
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Herm Gilliam 18 16.4 6.4 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.7 0.1 - 1.6 2.9 6.8 .431 - - - 0.5 0.7 .750
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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