Jerry Lucas vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Jerry Lucas, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Jerry Lucas played 11 years in the NBA, 7 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 4. Jerry Lucas had the first of his seasons in 1963-64, 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 |
| Jerry Lucas |
11 |
8 |
1963-64 to 1973-74 |
| Cameron Thomas |
4 |
2 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jerry Lucas |
79 |
41.4 |
17.7 |
- |
- |
17.4 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.9 |
13.1 |
.527 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.779 |
| difference: | +12 | +23.8 | +9.2 | | | +15.0 | +1.4 | | | | -2.8 | +3.6 | +5.6 | +.094 | | | | +2.6 | +3.4 | +.050 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jerry Lucas |
10 |
37.0 |
12.2 |
- |
- |
12.5 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.8 |
12.3 |
.390 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.7 |
.703 |
| difference: | +9 | +37.0 | +12.2 | | | +12.5 | +3.4 | | | | -3.7 | +4.8 | +12.3 | | | | | +2.6 | +3.7 | |
| 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 |
- |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jerry Lucas |
66 |
43.4 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
20.0 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
8.5 |
17.0 |
.498 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.5 |
.814 |
| difference: | +9 | +26.8 | +10.8 | | | +18.3 | +1.0 | | | | -2.2 | +5.0 | +9.0 | +.057 | | | | +1.9 | +2.4 | +.054 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jerry Lucas |
4 |
48.8 |
23.3 |
- |
- |
21.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
9.5 |
18.8 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.5 |
.773 |
| difference: | +2 | +40.8 | +20.3 | | | +20.5 | +1.8 | | | | -2.0 | +8.0 | +15.3 | +.078 | | | | +4.3 | +5.5 | |
| 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 |
- |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jerry Lucas |
79 |
44.5 |
21.5 |
- |
- |
21.1 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.7 |
19.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.1 |
.787 |
| difference: | +13 | +13.1 | +1.0 | | | +17.9 | +0.2 | | | | -1.4 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +.011 | | | | +0.3 | | +.069 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jerry Lucas |
5 |
46.2 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
20.2 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
8.0 |
17.0 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
7.0 |
.771 |
| Cameron Thomas |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jerry Lucas |
81 |
43.9 |
17.8 |
- |
- |
19.1 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.791 |
| difference: | +56 | +12.7 | +6.2 | | | +15.8 | +0.5 | | | | -1.7 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +.021 | | | | +1.8 | +1.6 | +.090 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jerry Lucas |
4 |
45.8 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
19.3 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.0 |
13.8 |
.436 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
| Cameron Thomas |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Jerry Lucas played 7 seasons more than Cameron Thomas in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 11, from 1968 to 1974—Jerry Lucas played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Cameron Thomas, Jerry Lucas got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team
3 All-Star Game
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