Isiah Thomas vs Kevin Johnson

Isiah ThomasKevin Johnson

Isiah Thomas and Kevin Johnson compared on their NBA careers: Isiah Thomas played 13 seasons, 1981-82 to 1993-94, Kevin Johnson 12 seasons, 1987-88 to 1999-00. Isiah Thomas averaged 19.2 points a game to Kevin Johnson's 17.9. Isiah Thomas won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Isiah Thomas and Kevin Johnson career per game
979GP735
36.3MIN34.1
19.2PTS17.9
3.6REB3.3
9.3AST9.1
1.9STL1.5
0.3BLK0.2
45.2FG%49.3
293P%30.5
75.9FT%84.1
51.6TS%58.5

Career totals

Isiah Thomas and Kevin Johnson career totals
18,822PTS13,127
3,478REB2,404
9,061AST6,711
1,861STL1,082
249BLK176
45.2FG%49.3
293P%30.5
75.9FT%84.1
51.6TS%58.5

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Isiah Thomas and Kevin Johnson postseason
111GP105
38MIN36.9
20.4PTS19.3
4.7REB3.3
8.9AST8.9
2.1STL1.3
0.3BLK0.3
44.1FG%46.9
34.63P%24.4
76.9FT%83.3
52TS%55.7

Where each stands all time

Isiah Thomas and Kevin Johnson all-time places
64th (18,822)Points192nd (13,127)
10th (9,061)Assists27th (6,711)
18th (1,861)Steals125th (1,082)

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
  • Kevin Johnson: 0 championships; All-NBA Second Team ×4, Most Improved Player, All-NBA Third Team

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 Kevin Johnson season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1981-82172.97.81987-889.22.45.5
2nd1982-8322.947.81988-8920.44.212.2
3rd1983-8421.3411.11989-9022.53.611.4
4th1984-8521.24.513.91990-9122.23.510.1
5th1985-8620.93.610.81991-9219.73.710.7
6th1986-8720.63.9101992-9316.12.17.8
7th1987-8819.53.48.41993-94202.59.5
8th1988-8918.23.48.31994-9515.52.47.7
9th1989-9018.43.89.41995-9618.73.99.2
10th1990-9116.23.39.31996-9720.13.69.3
11th1991-9218.53.27.21997-989.53.34.9
12th1992-9317.62.98.51999-006.72.74
13th1993-9414.82.76.9————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST