Ron Lee vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas and Ron Lee, 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.

Ron Lee played 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 3. Ron Lee had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Ron Lee 6 1 1976-77 to 1981-82
Cameron Thomas 3 2 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Lee Cameron Thomas
Season 1976-772021-22
Team Phoenix SunsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
Ron Lee 82 22.5 10.2 1.2 2.4 3.6 3.2 1.9 0.4 - 3.4 4.2 9.6 .441 - - - 1.7 2.6 .676
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 %
Ron Lee ------- --- ----------
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
Ron Lee Cameron Thomas
Season 1977-782022-23
Team Phoenix SunsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Ron Lee 82 23.5 12.2 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.7 2.7 0.2 2.7 3.1 5.1 11.6 .439 - - - 2.1 2.8 .746
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 %
Ron Lee 2 20.5 6.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 2.0 0.0 2.0 3.5 2.5 8.0 .313 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Ron Lee Cameron Thomas
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Phoenix Suns, New Orleans JazzBrooklyn 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 %
Ron Lee 60 22.4 8.9 1.1 1.8 2.8 3.4 1.8 0.1 2.8 3.0 3.6 8.5 .430 - - - 1.6 2.4 .695
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 %
Ron Lee ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ron Lee Cameron Thomas
Season 1979-80-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Ron Lee 61 19.1 4.8 0.7 1.4 2.0 4.0 1.6 0.3 1.7 2.8 1.9 5.0 .370 0.4 1.0 .373 0.7 1.1 .629
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Lee ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ron Lee Cameron Thomas
Season 1980-81-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Ron Lee 82 22.3 4.2 0.8 1.9 2.7 4.4 2.0 0.4 2.1 3.2 1.4 3.9 .350 0.0 0.2 .154 1.4 1.9 .724
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Lee ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ron Lee Cameron Thomas
Season 1981-82-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Ron Lee 81 18.1 3.4 0.4 1.5 1.9 3.9 1.4 0.2 1.5 2.7 1.1 3.0 .358 0.2 0.7 .305 1.0 1.5 .706
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Lee ------- --- ----------
Cameron Thomas ------- --- ----------
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