Isiah Thomas stats

Last played for the Detroit Pistons, 1993-94

Guard

Age 65 · 6' 1"

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Isiah Thomas played 13 NBA seasons, 1981-82 to 1993-94.

Stats

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
19.2
REB
3.6
AST
9.3
STL
1.9
BLK
0.3
TS%
51.6
MIN
36.3
GP
979

Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Per game 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1981-82DET17.02.97.82.10.248.733.872
1982-83DET22.94.07.82.50.452.538.281
1983-84DET21.34.011.12.50.452.036.782
1984-85DET21.24.513.92.30.352.938.181
1985-86DET20.93.610.82.20.355.436.277
1986-87DET20.63.910.01.90.252.837.281
1987-88DET19.53.48.41.70.252.136.181
1988-89DET18.23.48.31.70.352.836.680
1989-90DET18.43.89.41.70.250.137.081
1990-91DET16.23.39.31.60.250.734.548
1991-92DET18.53.27.21.50.250.537.478
1992-93DET17.62.98.51.60.248.837.079
1993-94DET14.82.76.91.20.148.830.258

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
20.4
REB
4.7
AST
8.9
STL
2.1
BLK
0.3
TS%
52.0
MIN
38
GP
111

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
18,822
REB
3,478
AST
9,061
STL
1,861
BLK
249
TO
3,682
FGM
7,194
3PTM
398
Totals 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1981-82DET1,2252095651501729945317
1982-83DET1,8543286341992932672536
1983-84DET1,7483279142043330766922
1984-85DET1,7203611,1231872530264629
1985-86DET1,6092778301712028960926
1986-87DET1,6713198131532034362619
1987-88DET1,5772786781411727362130
1988-89DET1,4582736631332029856933
1989-90DET1,4923087651391932257942
1990-91DET776160446751018528919
1991-92DET1,4452475601181525256425
1992-93DET1,3912326711231828452661
1993-94DET85615939968620231839

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
19.0
REB
3.6
AST
9.2
STL
1.9
BLK
0.3
TS%
51.6
MIN
36.3
GP
979

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1981-82DET18.13.18.32.20.248.733.872
1982-83DET21.63.87.42.40.452.538.281
1983-84DET20.93.910.92.50.452.036.782
1984-85DET20.04.313.12.20.352.938.181
1985-86DET20.83.610.72.20.355.436.277
1986-87DET19.93.89.71.80.252.837.281
1987-88DET19.43.48.41.70.252.136.181
1988-89DET17.93.38.21.70.352.836.680
1989-90DET17.93.79.11.70.250.137.081
1990-91DET16.93.49.71.70.250.734.548
1991-92DET17.83.16.91.40.250.537.478
1992-93DET17.12.88.31.60.248.837.079
1993-94DET17.63.28.21.40.148.830.258

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
979
ESPN
39,100.0
YAHOO
39,235.1
ESPN/G
39.9
YAHOO/G
40.1

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Ranked among NBA players with 20+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1981-82DET722,362.02,525.332.835.1
1982-83DET813,509.03,556.643.343.9
1983-84DET824,008.03,915.448.947.7
1984-85DET814,388.04,171.754.251.5
1985-86DET773,631.03,470.447.245.1
1986-87DET813,419.03,449.342.242.6
1987-88DET813,139.03,128.638.838.6
1988-89DET802,953.02,941.136.936.8
1989-90DET813,111.03,161.138.439.0
1990-91DET481,680.01,707.035.035.6
1991-92DET782,643.02,728.433.935.0
1992-93DET792,717.02,814.934.435.6
1993-94DET581,540.01,665.326.628.7

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
65 yearsApr 30, 1961
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
Chicago, IL
Draft
1981Rd 1, Pk 2
College
Indiana
All-Star MVP
2x
Finals MVP
1989-90
All-NBA First Team
3x
All awards (5)
  • 2x All-Star MVP
  • 1x Finals MVP
  • 3x All-NBA First Team
  • 2x All-NBA Second Team
  • 1x All-Rookie First Team

Latest performance

Isiah Thomas

Apr 19 · vs ORL · L 132-104

MIN
26
PTS
12
REB
5
AST
6
STL
0
BLK
0
FG%
22.2
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Tue, Apr 19vsORLL 132-104125626
Sun, Apr 17vsINDL 104-99223630
Fri, Apr 08atORLL 117-103111621
Tue, Apr 05atINDL 105-89102627
Sun, Apr 03vsCHIL 96-93171423
Fri, Apr 01atCHIL 102-9594931

What were Isiah Thomas's career stats?

Isiah Thomas played 13 seasons for the Pistons. He scored 18,822 points with 3,478 rebounds and 9,061 assists in 979 games — 19.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game. His best season was 1982-83: 1,854 points, 328 rebounds and 634 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 9 postseasons, 1981-82 to 1993-94

Isiah Thomas finished top 10 in a stat 4 times; sits top 10 all time in assists.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 72nd in points (18,822)
  • 10th in assists (9,061)
  • 18th in steals (1,861)

Among the 2,819 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Isiah Thomas

Playoff series

Isiah Thomas played 111 games across 9 NBA postseasons in 23 series — 16 won, 7 lost.

Isiah Thomas's line in each playoff series
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.
1991-92NYLost 2-3514.05.27.4
1990-91HAWWon 3-2515.25.011.6
1990-91BOSWon 3-148.52.57.3
1990-91CHILost 0-4416.54.86.0
1989-90INDWon 3-0318.76.08.7
1989-90NYWon 4-1518.44.48.4
1989-90CHIWon 4-3717.66.18.6
1989-90PORWon 4-1527.65.27.0
1988-89BOSWon 3-0312.03.09.3
1988-89MILWon 4-0416.06.09.3
1988-89CHIWon 4-2620.75.07.8
1988-89LALWon 4-0421.32.57.3
1987-88WSHWon 3-2525.25.07.2
1987-88CHIWon 4-1520.44.010.4
1987-88BOSWon 4-2623.05.28.3
1987-88LALLost 3-4719.74.49.0
1986-87WSHWon 3-0321.35.09.0
1986-87HAWWon 4-1527.05.27.8
1986-87BOSLost 3-4723.13.79.1
1985-86HAWLost 1-3426.55.512.0
1984-85BKNWon 3-0322.03.712.0
1984-85BOSLost 2-4625.56.010.8
1983-84NYLost 2-3521.43.811.0

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

Isiah Thomas’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.