Jim Paxson, Sr. vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Jim Paxson, Sr., 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 Paxson, Sr. played 2 years in the NBA, 1 less than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Jim Paxson, Sr. had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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 Paxson, Sr. 2 2 1956-57 to 1957-58
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Paxson, Sr. Cameron Thomas
Season 1956-572021-22
Team Minneapolis LakersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 Paxson, Sr. 71 17.9 6.3 - - 3.7 1.2 - - - 2.3 1.9 6.8 .285 - - - 2.4 3.3 .720
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 Paxson, Sr. 5 10.8 5.0 - - 2.8 0.6 - - - 0.8 1.8 5.4 .333 - - - 1.4 2.8 .500
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 Paxson, Sr. Cameron Thomas
Season 1957-582022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisNets 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 Paxson, Sr. 67 26.8 9.8 - - 5.2 2.1 - - - 2.7 3.4 9.5 .352 - - - 3.1 4.3 .733
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 Paxson, Sr. 2 15.0 6.0 - - 4.0 2.5 - - - 3.5 1.5 10.0 .150 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750
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 Paxson, Sr. Cameron Thomas
Season -2023-24
Team -Brooklyn Nets
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 Paxson, Sr. ------- --- ----------
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 Paxson, Sr. ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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