Michael Smith vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Michael Smith, 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.

Michael Smith played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Michael Smith had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Michael Smith 7 1 1994-95 to 2000-01
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1994-952021-22
Team Sacramento KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
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 %
Michael Smith 82 21.2 6.9 2.1 3.8 5.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.3 2.9 2.7 5.0 .542 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 3.2 .485
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 %
Michael Smith ------- --- ----------
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
Michael Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1995-962022-23
Team Sacramento KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
Michael Smith 65 21.3 5.5 2.2 3.8 6.0 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.6 2.2 3.7 .605 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.0 2.7 .384
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 %
Michael Smith 4 21.8 4.8 1.8 3.8 5.5 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.5 3.5 1.8 3.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.8 .455
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
Michael Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1996-972023-24
Team Sacramento KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Michael Smith 81 31.2 6.6 3.2 6.3 9.5 2.4 1.0 0.7 1.6 3.1 2.5 4.6 .539 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 3.2 .496
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 %
Michael Smith ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Michael Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1997-98-
Team Sacramento Kings, Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Michael Smith 48 21.9 5.2 2.5 3.9 6.4 1.8 0.9 0.3 1.1 2.0 1.9 4.0 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .631
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Smith ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Michael Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1998-99-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Michael Smith 48 22.9 4.8 2.8 4.5 7.3 1.0 1.0 0.4 1.3 2.2 1.6 3.0 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.7 .594
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Smith ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Michael Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 1999-00-
Team Washington Wizards-
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 %
Michael Smith 46 24.9 6.3 2.6 4.6 7.2 1.2 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.8 2.3 4.2 .563 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.2 .723
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Smith ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Michael Smith Cameron Thomas
Season 2000-01-
Team Washington Wizards-
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 %
Michael Smith 79 20.4 3.8 2.2 4.9 7.1 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.8 2.0 1.3 2.8 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.9 .578
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Smith ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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