Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1981
- 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
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1981
- 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
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 |  DET | 17.0 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 48.7 | 33.8 | 72 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 22.9 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 52.5 | 38.2 | 81 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 21.3 | 4.0 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 52.0 | 36.7 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 21.2 | 4.5 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 52.9 | 38.1 | 81 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 20.9 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 55.4 | 36.2 | 77 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 20.6 | 3.9 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 52.8 | 37.2 | 81 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 19.5 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 52.1 | 36.1 | 81 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 18.2 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 52.8 | 36.6 | 80 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 18.4 | 3.8 | 9.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 50.1 | 37 | 81 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 16.2 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 50.7 | 34.5 | 48 |
| 1991-92 | DET | 18.5 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 50.5 | 37.4 | 78 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 17.6 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 48.8 | 37 | 79 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 14.8 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 48.8 | 30.2 | 58 |
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
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DET | 1,225 | 209 | 565 | 150 | 17 | 299 | 453 | 17 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 1,854 | 328 | 634 | 199 | 29 | 326 | 725 | 36 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 1,748 | 327 | 914 | 204 | 33 | 307 | 669 | 22 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 1,720 | 361 | 1,123 | 187 | 25 | 302 | 646 | 29 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 1,609 | 277 | 830 | 171 | 20 | 289 | 609 | 26 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 1,671 | 319 | 813 | 153 | 20 | 343 | 626 | 19 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 1,577 | 278 | 678 | 141 | 17 | 273 | 621 | 30 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 1,458 | 273 | 663 | 133 | 20 | 298 | 569 | 33 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 1,492 | 308 | 765 | 139 | 19 | 322 | 579 | 42 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 776 | 160 | 446 | 75 | 10 | 185 | 289 | 19 |
| 1991-92 | DET | 1,445 | 247 | 560 | 118 | 15 | 252 | 564 | 25 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 1,391 | 232 | 671 | 123 | 18 | 284 | 526 | 61 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 856 | 159 | 399 | 68 | 6 | 202 | 318 | 39 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DET | 18.1 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 48.7 | 33.8 | 72 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 21.6 | 3.8 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 52.5 | 38.2 | 81 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 20.9 | 3.9 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 52.0 | 36.7 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 20.0 | 4.3 | 13.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 52.9 | 38.1 | 81 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 20.8 | 3.6 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 55.4 | 36.2 | 77 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 19.9 | 3.8 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 52.8 | 37.2 | 81 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 19.4 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 52.1 | 36.1 | 81 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 17.9 | 3.3 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 52.8 | 36.6 | 80 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 17.9 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 50.1 | 37 | 81 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 16.9 | 3.4 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 50.7 | 34.5 | 48 |
| 1991-92 | DET | 17.8 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 50.5 | 37.4 | 78 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 17.1 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 48.8 | 37 | 79 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 17.6 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 48.8 | 30.2 | 58 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
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 sits top 10 all time in assists.
Championships ×2
- 1988-89 NBA Finals with the Detroit Pistons
- 1989-90 NBA Finals with the Detroit Pistons
Awards
- NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1981-82
- All-NBA Second Team ×2: 1982-83, 1986-87
- All-NBA First Team ×3: 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86
- NBA All-Star MVP ×2: 1983-84, 1985-86
- Finals MVP: 1989-90
All-time career rank
- 64th in points (18,822)
- 10th in assists (9,061)
- 18th in steals (1,861)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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