Paul George vs. Cam Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cam Thomas and Paul George, 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.

Paul George played 16 years in the NBA, 11 more than Cam Thomas, who played 5. Paul George had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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
Paul George 16 11 2010-11 to 2025-26
Cam Thomas 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paul George Cam Thomas
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Indiana PacersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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%
Paul George 61 20.7 7.8 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.1 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.1 2.9 6.5 .453 0.7 2.3 .297 1.3 1.7 .762
difference:+6+3.1+0.7+0.4+0.9+1.3+0.1+0.5+0.3-0.3-1.1+0.4+1.0+.020+0.3+.027+0.1+.067
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paul George 5 26.6 6.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 1.4 2.0 1.4 2.2 2.0 6.6 .303 0.6 2.6 .231 1.4 1.6 .875
difference:+4+26.6+6.0+1.0+4.0+5.0+1.0+1.4+2.0-1.4-2.2+2.0+6.6+0.6+2.6+1.4+1.6
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 -

Season 2
Paul George Cam Thomas
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Indiana PacersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisNets 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%
Paul George 66 29.7 12.1 0.8 4.8 5.6 2.4 1.6 0.6 1.8 2.9 4.3 9.7 .440 1.4 3.5 .385 2.2 2.8 .802
difference:+9+13.1+1.5+0.7+3.3+3.9+1.0+1.2+0.5-0.7-1.9+0.8+1.7+.001+0.5+1.2+.002+0.4+0.3+.066
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paul George 11 33.7 9.7 1.4 5.3 6.6 2.4 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.9 3.4 8.6 .389 1.0 3.7 .268 2.0 2.5 .786
difference:+9+25.7+6.7+1.4+4.8+6.1+1.9+1.6+0.4-1.4-1.9+1.9+5.1+.040+1.0+2.7+.268+2.0+2.5
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 -

Season 3
Paul George Cam Thomas
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Indiana PacersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Paul George 79 37.6 17.4 1.1 6.5 7.6 4.1 1.8 0.6 2.9 2.9 6.2 14.9 .419 2.2 5.9 .362 2.8 3.5 .807
difference:+13+6.2+5.1+0.7+3.7+4.4+1.2+1.1+0.4-1.0-0.8+1.8+3.1+.023+0.1+.002+1.5+1.6+.049
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paul George 19 41.1 19.2 0.8 6.6 7.4 5.1 1.3 0.5 3.9 3.8 6.3 14.6 .430 1.8 5.5 .327 4.9 6.7 .727
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Paul George Cam Thomas
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Indiana PacersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 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%
Paul George 80 36.2 21.7 0.8 6.0 6.8 3.5 1.9 0.3 2.8 2.5 7.2 17.0 .424 2.3 6.3 .364 5.0 5.8 .864
difference:+55+5.0+2.3+0.2+3.3+3.5+0.3+1.3+0.2-0.3-0.7+0.8+1.2+.014+0.4+1.5+.015+0.3+0.2+.017
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paul George 19 41.1 22.6 0.7 6.9 7.6 3.8 2.2 0.4 2.6 2.9 7.3 16.6 .438 2.7 6.8 .403 5.3 6.7 .789
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Paul George Cam Thomas
Season 2014-152025-26
Team Indiana PacersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paul George 6 15.2 8.8 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.0 0.8 0.2 2.0 1.8 3.0 8.2 .367 1.5 3.7 .409 1.3 1.8 .727
difference:+2+13.1+12.6+0.3+2.0+2.3+1.6+0.3+0.1-0.1+3.6+8.3+.035+0.5+1.9+.053+4.8+5.2+.148
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Paul George nor Cam Thomas played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Paul George played 11 seasons more than Cam Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2016 to 2026—Paul George played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Cam Thomas, Paul George got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 7 All-Star Game
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