Kevin Garnett vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Kevin Garnett, 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.

Kevin Garnett played 21 years in the NBA, 17 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 4. Kevin Garnett had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, 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
Kevin Garnett 21 14 1995-96 to 2015-16
Cameron Thomas 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Garnett Cameron Thomas
Season 1995-962021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 80 28.7 10.4 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.8 1.1 1.6 1.4 2.4 4.5 9.2 .491 0.1 0.4 .286 1.3 1.9 .705
difference:+13+11.1+1.9+2.0+1.9+3.9+0.6+0.6+1.5-0.6-1.4+1.2+1.7+.058+0.6+2.2+.016+0.3+.124
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett DNP------ --- ----------
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
Kevin Garnett Cameron Thomas
Season 1996-972022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 77 38.9 17.0 2.5 5.6 8.0 3.1 1.4 2.1 2.3 2.6 7.1 14.3 .499 0.1 0.3 .286 2.7 3.5 .754
difference:+20+22.3+6.4+2.4+4.1+6.3+1.7+1.0+2.0-1.2-1.6+3.6+6.3+.058+0.8+2.0+.097+0.1+0.4+.114
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 3 41.7 17.3 4.7 4.7 9.3 3.7 1.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 8.0 17.0 .471 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000
difference:+1+33.7+14.3+4.7+4.2+8.8+3.2+1.3+1.0-0.8-1.0+6.5+13.5+.042+0.3+0.7+1.000+1.0+1.0
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
Kevin Garnett Cameron Thomas
Season 1997-982023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 82 39.3 18.5 2.7 6.9 9.6 4.2 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.7 7.7 15.8 .491 0.0 0.2 .188 3.0 4.0 .738
difference:+16+7.9+4.0+2.3+4.1+6.4+1.3+1.0+1.6-0.4-0.6+0.3+2.2+.049+2.2+5.8+.176+1.3+1.1+.118
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 5 38.6 15.8 3.4 6.2 9.6 4.0 0.8 2.4 4.4 3.4 7.2 15.0 .480 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .778
Cameron Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Kevin Garnett Cameron Thomas
Season 1998-992024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 47 37.9 20.8 3.5 6.9 10.4 4.3 1.7 1.8 2.9 3.2 8.8 19.1 .460 0.1 0.3 .286 3.1 4.4 .704
difference:+22+6.7+3.2+2.9+4.2+7.1+0.5+1.1+1.7-0.4-1.4+0.8+0.9+.022+2.6+7.5+.063+2.2+1.6+.177
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Garnett 4 42.5 21.8 4.0 8.0 12.0 3.8 1.8 2.0 3.3 2.5 8.8 19.8 .443 0.0 0.5 .000 4.3 5.8 .739
Cameron Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kevin Garnett played 17 seasons more than Cameron Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 21, from 2000 to 2016—Kevin Garnett played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 17 extra years over Cameron Thomas, Kevin Garnett got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 9 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 4 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 13 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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