Isiah Thomas vs John Stockton

Isiah Thomas John Stockton

Isiah Thomas and John Stockton compared on their NBA careers: Isiah Thomas played 13 seasons, 1981-82 to 1993-94, John Stockton 19 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03. Isiah Thomas averaged 19.2 points a game to John Stockton's 13.1. Isiah Thomas won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Isiah Thomas and John Stockton career per game

979	GP	1,504
36.3	MIN	31.8
19.2	PTS	13.1
3.6	REB	2.7
9.3	AST	10.5
1.9	STL	2.2
0.3	BLK	0.2
45.2	FG%	51.5
29	3P%	38.4
75.9	FT%	82.6
51.6	TS%	60.8

Career totals

Isiah Thomas and John Stockton career totals

18,822	PTS	19,711
3,478	REB	4,051
9,061	AST	15,806
1,861	STL	3,265
249	BLK	315
45.2	FG%	51.5
29	3P%	38.4
75.9	FT%	82.6
51.6	TS%	60.8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Isiah Thomas and John Stockton postseason

111	GP	182
38	MIN	35.2
20.4	PTS	13.4
4.7	REB	3.3
8.9	AST	10.1
2.1	STL	1.9
0.3	BLK	0.3
44.1	FG%	47.3
34.6	3P%	32.6
76.9	FT%	81
52	TS%	56.8

Where each stands all time

Isiah Thomas and John Stockton all-time places

64th (18,822)	Points	51st (19,711)
10th (9,061)	Assists	1st (15,806)
18th (1,861)	Steals	1st (3,265)
—	Rebounds	276th (4,051)
—	3-pointers made	254th (845)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Isiah Thomas: 2 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team ×2, All-NBA First Team ×3, All-Star MVP ×2, Finals MVP
John Stockton: 0 championships; All-NBA Second Team ×6, All-Defensive Second Team ×5, All-NBA Third Team ×3, All-Star MVP, All-NBA First Team ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Isiah Thomas and John Stockton season by season

1st	1981-82	17	2.9	7.8	1984-85	5.6	1.3	5.1
2nd	1982-83	22.9	4	7.8	1985-86	7.7	2.2	7.4
3rd	1983-84	21.3	4	11.1	1986-87	7.9	1.8	8.2
4th	1984-85	21.2	4.5	13.9	1987-88	14.7	2.9	13.8
5th	1985-86	20.9	3.6	10.8	1988-89	17.1	3	13.6
6th	1986-87	20.6	3.9	10	1989-90	17.2	2.6	14.5
7th	1987-88	19.5	3.4	8.4	1990-91	17.2	2.9	14.2
8th	1988-89	18.2	3.4	8.3	1991-92	15.8	3.3	13.7
9th	1989-90	18.4	3.8	9.4	1992-93	15.1	2.9	12
10th	1990-91	16.2	3.3	9.3	1993-94	15.1	3.1	12.6
11th	1991-92	18.5	3.2	7.2	1994-95	14.7	3.1	12.3
12th	1992-93	17.6	2.9	8.5	1995-96	14.7	2.8	11.2
13th	1993-94	14.8	2.7	6.9	1996-97	14.4	2.8	10.5
14th	—	—	—	—	1997-98	12	2.6	8.5
15th	—	—	—	—	1998-99	11.1	2.9	7.5
16th	—	—	—	—	1999-00	12.1	2.6	8.6
17th	—	—	—	—	2000-01	11.5	2.8	8.7
18th	—	—	—	—	2001-02	13.4	3.2	8.2
19th	—	—	—	—	2002-03	10.8	2.5	7.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST