Kyrie Irving vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Kyrie Irving, 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.

Kyrie Irving played 14 years in the NBA, 10 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 4. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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
Kyrie Irving 14 7 2011-12 to 2024-25
Cameron Thomas 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyrie Irving Cameron Thomas
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Kyrie Irving 51 30.5 18.5 0.9 2.9 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.2 6.9 14.6 .469 1.4 3.6 .399 3.4 3.8 .872
difference:+16+12.9+10.0+0.7+0.7+1.3+4.2+0.6+0.3-2.3-1.2+3.6+7.1+.036+0.7+1.0+.129+2.1+2.2+.043
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%
Kyrie Irving 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
Kyrie Irving Cameron Thomas
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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%
Kyrie Irving 59 34.7 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.9 1.5 0.4 3.2 2.5 8.2 18.1 .452 1.8 4.7 .391 4.2 4.9 .855
difference:+2+18.1+11.9+0.5+1.6+2.0+4.5+1.1+0.3-2.1-1.5+4.7+10.1+.011+0.9+2.4+.008+1.6+1.8+.013
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%
Kyrie Irving DNP------ --- ----------
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
Kyrie Irving Cameron Thomas
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Kyrie Irving 71 35.2 20.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.3 7.5 17.4 .430 1.7 4.8 .358 4.1 4.8 .861
difference:+5+3.8+1.7+0.3+0.1+0.4+3.2+0.8+0.1-0.8-0.2+0.5+0.6+.012+0.5+1.2+.006+0.2+0.3+.005
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
* Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Cameron Thomas played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Kyrie Irving Cameron Thomas
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Kyrie Irving 75 36.4 21.7 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 2.5 1.9 7.7 16.5 .468 2.1 5.0 .415 4.2 4.9 .863
difference:+50+5.2+2.3+0.1+0.3+0.1+1.4+0.9+0.2-0.1+0.3+1.7+.030+0.6+2.8+.066+1.1+1.1+.018
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%
Kyrie Irving 13 35.7 19.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 2.2 6.2 14.2 .438 2.1 4.6 .450 4.5 5.3 .841
Cameron Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kyrie Irving played 10 seasons more than Cameron Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2016 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 10 extra years over Cameron Thomas, Kyrie Irving got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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