LaMelo Ball vs. Cam Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cam Thomas and LaMelo Ball, 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.
LaMelo Ball played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Cam Thomas, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Cam 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 |
| LaMelo Ball |
6 |
0 |
2020-21 to 2025-26 |
| Cam Thomas |
5 |
2 |
2021-22 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
51 |
28.8 |
15.7 |
1.2 |
4.7 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
13.2 |
.436 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
.352 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.758 |
| difference: | +16 | +11.2 | +7.2 | +1.0 | +2.5 | +3.5 | +4.9 | +1.1 | +0.3 | -2.0 | -1.7 | +2.4 | +5.7 | +.003 | +1.1 | +2.5 | +.082 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +.071 |
| Cam 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cam 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 |
- |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
75 |
32.3 |
20.1 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
7.2 |
16.7 |
.429 |
2.9 |
7.5 |
.389 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.872 |
| difference: | +18 | +15.7 | +9.5 | +1.3 | +3.7 | +5.0 | +6.2 | +1.2 | +0.3 | -2.2 | -2.2 | +3.7 | +8.7 | +.012 | +2.0 | +5.2 | +.006 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +.004 |
| Cam 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cam 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
36 |
35.2 |
23.3 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
8.2 |
20.0 |
.411 |
4.0 |
10.6 |
.376 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
.836 |
| difference: | +30 | +3.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +2.5 | +3.2 | +5.5 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -1.7 | -1.2 | +0.2 | +2.0 | +.031 | +1.8 | +4.6 | +.012 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +.020 |
| Cam 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Cam Thomas played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
22 |
32.3 |
23.9 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
8.0 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
8.3 |
19.2 |
.433 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
.355 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
.865 |
| difference: | +3 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +4.2 | +1.2 | +0.1 | -1.3 | -1.8 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +.005 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +.006 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +.016 |
| Cam 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Cam Thomas played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| LaMelo Ball |
47 |
32.0 |
25.2 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
8.6 |
21.3 |
.405 |
3.8 |
11.2 |
.339 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
.843 |
| difference: | +39 | +3.7 | +3.8 | +0.6 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +4.8 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -1.6 | -1.4 | +2.0 | +4.8 | +.003 | +1.8 | +5.6 | +.017 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +.032 |
| Cam Thomas |
8 |
28.3 |
21.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
6.6 |
16.5 |
.402 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
.356 |
6.1 |
7.0 |
.875 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher LaMelo Ball nor Cam Thomas played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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Additional Years |
* LaMelo Ball played 1 season more than Cam Thomas in the NBA.
In that period—his season 6 in 2026—LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason. |
Rookie of the Year