Jakob Poeltl vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Jakob Poeltl, 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.

Jakob Poeltl played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 4. Jakob Poeltl had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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 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
Jakob Poeltl 9 3 2016-17 to 2024-25
Cameron Thomas 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jakob Poeltl Cameron Thomas
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Toronto RaptorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Jakob Poeltl 54 11.6 3.1 1.4 1.6 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.1 1.2 2.1 .583 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.1 .544
difference:+13+6.0+5.4+1.2+0.6+0.7+1.0+0.2+0.3-0.3-1.1+2.1+5.4+.150+0.7+2.6+0.7+0.5+.285
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jakob Poeltl 6 4.3 1.7 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.8 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 .000
difference:+5+4.3+1.7+1.0+1.0+2.0+0.2+0.2-0.5+0.8+1.8+0.3
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
Jakob Poeltl Cameron Thomas
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Jakob Poeltl 82 18.6 6.9 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.0 2.6 3.1 4.7 .659 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.2 .594
difference:+25+2.0+3.7+1.9+1.3+3.1+0.7+0.1+1.1-0.1-1.6+0.4+3.3+.218+0.9+2.3+1.9+1.9+.274
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jakob Poeltl 9 15.6 5.4 1.7 2.3 4.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.8 1.9 3.4 .548 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.1 .789
difference:+7+7.6+2.4+1.7+1.8+3.5+0.2+0.3+0.4-0.4-1.8+0.4+0.1+.119+0.9+1.7+2.1
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
Jakob Poeltl Cameron Thomas
Season 2018-192023-24
Team San Antonio SpursBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Jakob Poeltl 77 16.5 5.5 2.3 3.0 5.3 1.2 0.4 0.9 0.6 1.6 2.4 3.8 .645 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .533
difference:+11+14.9+17.0+1.9+0.2+2.1+1.7+0.3+0.7-1.3-0.5+5.6+14.2+.203+2.2+6.0+3.7+3.9+.323
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jakob Poeltl 7 25.3 7.3 3.6 4.1 7.7 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.4 3.7 3.3 5.1 .639 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.3 .556
Cameron Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Jakob Poeltl Cameron Thomas
Season 2019-202024-25
Team San Antonio SpursBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Jakob Poeltl 66 17.7 5.6 2.0 3.7 5.7 1.8 0.6 1.4 0.8 1.9 2.5 4.0 .624 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .465
difference:+41+13.5+18.4+1.4+1.0+2.4+2.0+1.3-1.7-0.1+5.5+14.2+.186+2.7+7.8+4.7+4.7+.416
Cameron 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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jakob Poeltl nor Cameron Thomas played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Jakob Poeltl played 5 seasons more than Cameron Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2021 to 2025—Jakob Poeltl didn't play in the postseason.

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