Jim Thomas vs. Jonas Valanciunas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonas Valanciunas and Jim Thomas, 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.
Jim Thomas played 4 years in the NBA, 8 less than Jonas Valanciunas, who played 12. Jim Thomas had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Jonas Valanciunas had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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 Thomas |
4 |
0 |
1983-84 to 1990-91 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
12 |
8 |
2012-13 to 2023-24 |
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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 Thomas |
72 |
16.9 |
6.3 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.091 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.727 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
62 |
23.9 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.789 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
80 |
25.7 |
11.1 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
9.1 |
.478 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.190 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.782 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
81 |
28.2 |
11.3 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
8.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
8.3 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.762 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
7 |
28.6 |
10.9 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
7.0 |
.633 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.1 |
.636 |
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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 Thomas |
6 |
11.5 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
Jonas Valanciunas |
80 |
26.2 |
12.0 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
8.2 |
.572 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.786 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
4 |
26.5 |
11.3 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
9.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.875 |
Note: Jim Thomas didn't play in 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89 and 1989-90.
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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 Thomas |
3 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Jonas Valanciunas |
60 |
26.0 |
12.8 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
9.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
8.9 |
.565 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.761 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
12 |
26.8 |
13.8 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
10.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
10.0 |
.567 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.744 |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
80 |
25.8 |
12.0 |
2.8 |
6.7 |
9.5 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
8.8 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.811 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
10 |
22.6 |
11.2 |
0.9 |
5.8 |
6.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
8.1 |
.543 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.727 |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
77 |
22.4 |
12.7 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
8.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
8.9 |
.568 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.405 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
10 |
24.4 |
14.6 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
10.5 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
10.7 |
.542 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.400 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
.824 |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
49 |
22.3 |
15.6 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
8.6 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
11.0 |
.559 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.292 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.795 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
70 |
26.4 |
14.9 |
3.0 |
8.2 |
11.3 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
6.2 |
10.6 |
.585 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.352 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
.740 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
62 |
28.3 |
17.1 |
4.1 |
8.4 |
12.5 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
7.1 |
12.0 |
.592 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.368 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.773 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
5 |
33.2 |
15.0 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
9.8 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
6.6 |
11.6 |
.569 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.250 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.875 |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
74 |
30.3 |
17.8 |
3.1 |
8.3 |
11.4 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
12.7 |
.544 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.361 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.820 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
6 |
29.2 |
14.5 |
5.5 |
8.8 |
14.3 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
11.3 |
.485 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.167 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.769 |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
79 |
24.9 |
14.1 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
10.2 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
10.3 |
.547 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.349 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.826 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
82 |
23.5 |
12.2 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
8.8 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
8.8 |
.559 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.308 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.785 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonas Valanciunas |
4 |
22.5 |
14.5 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
11.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
10.5 |
.524 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.824 |