Jim Chones vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Jim Chones, 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.

Jim Chones played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Jim Chones had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Jim Chones 8 6 1974-75 to 1981-82
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Chones Cameron Thomas
Season 1974-752021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn 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 %
Jim Chones 72 33.7 14.5 2.2 7.2 9.4 1.8 0.7 1.7 - 3.4 6.2 12.7 .487 - - - 2.1 3.1 .679
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 %
Jim Chones ------- --- ----------
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
Jim Chones Cameron Thomas
Season 1975-762022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsNets 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 %
Jim Chones 82 33.4 15.8 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.0 0.5 1.1 - 2.9 6.9 15.3 .448 - - - 2.1 3.2 .662
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 %
Jim Chones 7 34.6 15.0 2.0 5.1 7.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 - 3.3 6.7 16.3 .412 - - - 1.6 2.6 .611
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
Jim Chones Cameron Thomas
Season 1976-772023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jim Chones 82 29.0 12.9 2.5 5.9 8.4 1.3 0.4 0.9 - 3.1 5.5 11.9 .463 - - - 1.9 2.6 .731
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 %
Jim Chones 3 33.0 13.0 3.7 6.7 10.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 - 3.0 5.3 9.0 .593 - - - 2.3 2.3 1.000
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim Chones Cameron Thomas
Season 1977-78-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Jim Chones 82 35.4 15.0 2.7 7.6 10.3 1.6 0.6 0.7 2.2 2.9 6.4 13.6 .472 - - - 2.2 3.0 .720
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 2 41.0 15.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 2.0 3.5 6.5 13.5 .481 - - - 2.0 4.0 .500
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim Chones Cameron Thomas
Season 1978-79-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Jim Chones 82 34.8 13.4 3.2 7.1 10.3 2.2 0.6 1.2 2.3 3.4 5.8 13.1 .440 - - - 1.9 2.6 .735
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim Chones Cameron Thomas
Season 1979-80-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Jim Chones 82 29.2 10.6 1.7 5.1 6.9 1.8 0.7 0.8 2.1 3.3 4.5 9.3 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .740
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 16 27.4 7.4 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.8 0.5 0.4 2.0 3.8 3.0 7.4 .407 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .676
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Chones Cameron Thomas
Season 1980-81-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Jim Chones 82 31.2 10.8 2.2 5.8 8.0 1.9 0.5 1.2 1.9 4.0 4.6 9.2 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.4 .653
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 3 22.3 8.0 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.0 3.0 3.3 5.7 .588 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.7 .500
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jim Chones Cameron Thomas
Season 1981-82-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Jim Chones 59 14.7 3.1 0.7 2.5 3.1 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.9 1.3 2.9 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .783
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Chones 5 6.0 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.6 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .333
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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