Jalen Duren vs. Cam Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cam Thomas and Jalen Duren, 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.

Jalen Duren played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Cam Thomas, who played 5. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Cam 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
Jalen Duren 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26
Cam Thomas 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Duren Cam Thomas
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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%
Jalen Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 .611
difference:+7.3+0.6+3.2+3.3+6.5+0.1+0.2+0.8-0.6-1.7+0.6+1.6+.215+0.7+2.6+0.1+0.7+.218
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
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 -

Season 2
Jalen Duren Cam Thomas
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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%
Jalen Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
difference:+4+12.5+3.2+3.0+7.0+9.9+1.0+0.1+0.7-1.0-2.1+2.2+1.2+.178+0.9+2.2+.383+0.3+0.1+.078
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
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 -

Season 3
Jalen Duren Cam Thomas
Season 2024-252023-24
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East 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%
Jalen Duren 78 26.1 11.8 3.6 6.8 10.3 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.2 4.8 7.0 .692 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .669
difference:+12+5.3+10.7+3.2+4.0+7.1+0.2+0.9-0.2-1.1+3.2+11.0+.250+2.2+6.0+2.2+2.0+.187
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 6 33.8 11.8 4.3 6.3 10.7 3.5 0.3 1.7 1.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 .650 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.8 .826
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Duren Cam Thomas
Season 2025-262024-25
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn 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%
Jalen Duren 25 29.0 18.0 4.2 6.8 11.0 1.7 0.9 0.9 2.3 3.2 6.8 10.9 .625 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 6.0 .740
difference:+2.2+6.0+3.6+4.1+7.7+2.1+0.3+0.8-0.2-1.4+1.2+7.3+.187+2.7+7.8+0.9+.141
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Cam Thomas played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Cam Thomas played 1 season more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his season 5 in 2026—Cam Thomas didn't play in the postseason.

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