Kelly Olynyk vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Kelly Olynyk, 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.

Kelly Olynyk played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Kelly Olynyk had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Kelly Olynyk 11 5 2013-14 to 2023-24
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kelly Olynyk Cameron Thomas
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 %
Kelly Olynyk 70 20.0 8.7 2.0 3.2 5.2 1.6 0.5 0.4 1.5 3.2 3.3 7.2 .466 0.6 1.6 .351 1.4 1.7 .811
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 %
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------
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
Kelly Olynyk Cameron Thomas
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Kelly Olynyk 64 22.2 10.3 1.4 3.3 4.7 1.7 1.0 0.6 1.5 3.3 3.9 8.3 .475 1.0 2.7 .349 1.5 2.1 .684
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 %
Kelly Olynyk 4 13.3 4.5 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.0 1.8 3.3 .538 0.8 1.5 .500 0.3 0.5 .500
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
Kelly Olynyk Cameron Thomas
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Boston CelticsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Kelly Olynyk 69 20.2 10.0 1.0 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.4 3.7 8.1 .455 1.2 3.0 .405 1.4 1.9 .750
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 %
Kelly Olynyk 4 8.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.3 0.3 2.3 .111 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kelly Olynyk Cameron Thomas
Season 2016-17-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelly Olynyk 75 20.5 9.0 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.8 3.5 6.8 .512 0.9 2.6 .354 1.2 1.6 .732
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelly Olynyk 18 19.2 9.2 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.9 0.7 0.8 1.2 2.6 3.6 6.9 .512 0.8 2.6 .319 1.2 1.7 .733
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kelly Olynyk Cameron Thomas
Season 2017-18-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Kelly Olynyk 76 23.4 11.5 1.2 4.5 5.7 2.7 0.8 0.5 1.9 2.9 4.2 8.4 .497 1.4 3.7 .379 1.8 2.3 .770
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelly Olynyk 5 29.2 12.8 1.4 3.2 4.6 3.8 1.4 1.2 1.6 3.8 4.2 8.8 .477 1.6 3.8 .421 2.8 4.0 .700
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kelly Olynyk Cameron Thomas
Season 2018-19-
Team Miami Heat-
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 %
Kelly Olynyk 79 22.9 10.0 0.9 3.8 4.7 1.8 0.7 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.3 7.1 .463 1.4 4.0 .354 1.9 2.3 .822
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kelly Olynyk Cameron Thomas
Season 2019-20-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelly Olynyk 67 19.4 8.2 0.7 3.9 4.6 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.1 2.6 2.7 5.9 .462 1.4 3.5 .406 1.3 1.5 .860
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelly Olynyk 17 15.2 7.6 0.8 3.9 4.6 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 2.1 2.6 5.6 .474 1.0 2.9 .347 1.4 1.6 .821
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kelly Olynyk Cameron Thomas
Season 2020-21-
Team Miami Heat, Houston Rockets-
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 %
Kelly Olynyk 70 28.5 13.5 1.2 5.7 7.0 2.9 1.1 0.6 1.8 3.0 4.8 10.0 .484 1.8 5.3 .342 2.1 2.5 .829
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Kelly Olynyk Cameron Thomas
Season 2021-22-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Kelly Olynyk 40 19.1 9.1 1.4 3.1 4.4 2.8 0.8 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.2 7.2 .448 1.0 3.0 .336 1.7 2.2 .775
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Kelly Olynyk Cameron Thomas
Season 2022-23-
Team Utah Jazz-
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 %
Kelly Olynyk 68 28.6 12.5 1.2 5.0 6.2 3.7 0.9 0.5 2.5 3.4 4.1 8.2 .499 1.4 3.5 .394 2.9 3.4 .853
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Kelly Olynyk Cameron Thomas
Season 2023-24-
Team Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors-
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 %
Kelly Olynyk 78 22.6 9.8 1.4 3.9 5.3 4.4 0.9 0.4 1.9 2.9 3.5 6.4 .555 0.8 2.0 .387 1.9 2.3 .833
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kelly Olynyk ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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