James Harden vs. Cam Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cam Thomas and James Harden, 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.

James Harden played 17 years in the NBA, 12 more than Cam Thomas, who played 5. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
James Harden 17 16 2009-10 to 2025-26
Cam Thomas 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
James Harden Cam Thomas
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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%
James Harden 76 22.9 9.9 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.8 1.1 0.3 1.4 2.6 3.1 7.6 .403 1.2 3.3 .375 2.6 3.2 .808
difference:+9+5.3+1.4+0.4+0.4+0.8+0.6+0.6+0.2-0.6-1.6+0.2+0.1+.030+0.5+0.7+.105+1.3+1.6+.021
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%
James Harden 6 20.0 7.7 0.2 2.3 2.5 1.8 1.0 0.2 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.2 .387 1.0 2.7 .375 2.7 3.2 .842
difference:+5+20.0+7.7+0.2+2.3+2.5+1.8+1.0+0.2-0.5-2.3+2.0+5.2+1.0+2.7+2.7+3.2
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
James Harden Cam Thomas
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsNets 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%
James Harden 82 26.7 12.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 2.1 1.1 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.6 8.3 .436 1.4 4.0 .349 3.5 4.2 .843
difference:+25+10.1+1.6+0.4+1.1+1.4+0.7+0.7+0.2-0.2-1.5+0.1+0.3+.005+0.5+1.7+.034+0.9+1.1+.025
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%
James Harden 17 31.6 13.0 0.6 4.8 5.4 3.6 1.2 0.8 1.6 2.8 3.9 8.2 .475 1.4 4.5 .303 3.9 4.7 .825
difference:+15+23.6+10.0+0.6+4.3+4.9+3.1+1.2+0.8-1.1-1.8+2.4+4.7+.046+1.4+3.5+.303+3.9+4.7
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
James Harden Cam Thomas
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
James Harden 62 31.4 16.8 0.5 3.6 4.1 3.7 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.4 5.0 10.1 .491 1.8 4.7 .390 5.0 6.0 .846
difference:+4+5.7+0.1+0.8+0.9+0.8+0.3-0.3-0.3+3.0+7.9+.049+0.4+1.3+.026+0.7+0.9+.010
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%
James Harden 20 31.5 16.3 0.7 4.5 5.1 3.4 1.6 0.1 2.1 3.4 4.7 10.7 .435 1.6 3.9 .410 5.4 6.3 .857
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
James Harden Cam Thomas
Season 2012-132024-25
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
James Harden 78 38.3 25.9 0.8 4.1 4.9 5.8 1.8 0.5 3.8 2.3 7.5 17.1 .438 2.3 6.2 .368 8.6 10.2 .851
difference:+53+7.1+1.9+0.2+1.4+1.6+2.0+1.2+0.4-1.3-0.5+0.5+1.1+0.4+1.6+.019+3.3+4.2+.030
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
James Harden 6 40.5 26.3 0.8 5.8 6.7 4.5 2.0 1.0 4.5 3.0 7.5 19.2 .391 2.5 7.3 .341 8.8 11.0 .803
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
James Harden Cam Thomas
Season 2013-142025-26
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
James Harden 73 38.0 25.4 0.8 3.9 4.7 6.1 1.6 0.4 3.6 2.4 7.5 16.5 .456 2.4 6.6 .366 7.9 9.1 .866
difference:+65+9.7+4.0+0.4+2.9+3.3+3.5+1.1+0.3-1.6-0.5+0.9+.054+0.4+1.0+.010+1.8+2.1+.009
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
James Harden 6 43.8 26.8 0.8 3.8 4.7 5.8 2.0 0.2 3.5 3.5 8.3 22.2 .376 2.7 9.0 .296 7.5 8.3 .900
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* James Harden played 12 seasons more than Cam Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2015 to 2026—James Harden played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Cam Thomas, James Harden got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 5 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 Scoring Leader
Achievement 2 Assists Leader
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
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