Rudy Gay vs. Cam Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cam Thomas and Rudy Gay, 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.

Rudy Gay played 17 years in the NBA, 12 more than Cam Thomas, who played 5. Rudy Gay had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Rudy Gay 17 3 2006-07 to 2022-23
Cam Thomas 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rudy Gay Cam Thomas
Season 2006-072021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards 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%
Rudy Gay 78 27.0 10.8 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.8 2.5 4.1 9.7 .422 0.7 1.8 .364 1.9 2.7 .727
difference:+11+9.4+2.3+1.0+1.1+2.1+0.1+0.4+0.8-1.0-1.5+0.8+2.2+.011+0.8+.094+0.6+1.1+.102
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%
Rudy Gay 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 -

Season 2
Rudy Gay Cam Thomas
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
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%
Rudy Gay 81 37.0 20.1 1.7 4.4 6.2 2.0 1.4 1.0 2.3 2.8 7.7 16.7 .461 1.7 4.8 .346 3.1 3.9 .785
difference:+24+20.4+9.5+1.6+2.9+4.5+0.6+1.0+0.9-1.2-1.8+4.2+8.7+.020+0.8+2.5+.037+0.5+0.8+.083
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%
Rudy Gay 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 -

Season 3
Rudy Gay Cam Thomas
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
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%
Rudy Gay 79 37.3 18.9 1.4 4.2 5.5 1.7 1.2 0.7 2.6 2.8 7.2 16.0 .453 1.1 3.1 .351 3.3 4.4 .767
difference:+13+5.9+3.6+1.0+1.4+2.3+1.2+0.5+0.5-0.7-0.7+0.8+2.0+.011+1.1+2.9+.013+1.0+0.7+.089
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
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Cam Thomas played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Rudy Gay Cam Thomas
Season 2009-102024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Rudy Gay 80 39.7 19.6 1.4 4.5 5.9 1.9 1.5 0.8 2.1 2.5 7.5 16.1 .466 0.8 2.5 .327 3.8 5.0 .753
difference:+55+8.5+4.4+0.8+1.8+2.6+1.9+0.9+0.7-0.4-0.7+0.5+2.1+.028+1.9+5.3+.022+1.5+1.0+.128
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
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Cam Thomas played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Rudy Gay Cam Thomas
Season 2010-112025-26
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn 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%
Rudy Gay 54 39.9 19.8 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.8 1.7 1.1 2.5 2.4 7.6 16.1 .471 1.1 2.7 .396 3.6 4.5 .805
difference:+53+15.9+4.8+1.5+3.7+5.2+0.8+1.7+0.1-0.5-0.4+5.6+7.1+.249+1.1+0.7+.396+7.4+8.5+.041
Cam Thomas 1 24.0 15.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 9.0 .222 0.0 2.0 .000 11.0 13.0 .846
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rudy Gay nor Cam Thomas played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Rudy Gay played 12 seasons more than Cam Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2012 to 2023—Rudy Gay played in 3 Playoffs.

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