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Retired#11Guard1981–1993#71 all-time in points

Isiah Thomas

Isiah Thomas scored 18,822 points in 979 games, 71st on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1982-83 at 22.9 points a game. He earned 6 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 1″ / 180 lb
Age65
PositionGuard
BornApr 30, 1961
HometownChicago, Illinois
Experience1981–1993
CollegeUniversity of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education, Indiana University, Indiana University Bloomington
Draft1981 · round 1, pick 2
High schoolSt. Joseph High School Westchester, Illinois
TeamsDetroit Pistons 1981–1993
Career points
18,822
979 games · 19.2 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#71
Also 540th in threes, 10th in assists
NBA dataCareer 1981–1993. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1993-94.

1993-94 season

DET · 58 games
Points85614.8 per game
Rebounds2.7159 total
Assists6.9399 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

6 badges earned
0Unicorn
3Rare Air
3Legend
  • ×5Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87
  • Rare AirCareer5,000 assists9,061 assists
  • Rare AirCareerFinals MVP1989-90
  • ×12LegendSeasonAll-Star1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86 +7 more
  • LegendCareer10,000 points18,822 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring2 rings · 1988-89, 1989-90

Isiah Thomas career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1982-83 · 22.9 points per game

Isiah Thomas milestones

Career · regular season
18,822 career points
Retired 71st on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K25K
Career marks
Points18,822Past 15,000 · 71st all-time
Rebounds3,478Past 2,500 · 513th all-time
Assists9,061Past 7,500 · 10th all-time
Steals1,861Past 1,500 · 18th all-time

Isiah Thomas career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Isiah Thomas stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1993-94DET5885614.82.76.9.417.310.70239———
1992-93DET791,39117.62.98.5.418.308.73761———
1991-92DET781,44518.53.27.2.446.291.77225———
1990-91DET4877616.23.39.3.435.292.78219———
1989-90DET811,49218.43.89.4.438.309.77542———
1988-89DET801,45818.23.48.3.464.273.81833———
1987-88DET811,57719.53.48.4.463.309.77430———
1986-87DET811,67120.63.910.0.463.194.76819———
1985-86DET771,60920.93.610.8.488.310.79026———
1984-85DET811,72021.24.513.9.458.257.80929———
1983-84DET821,74821.34.011.1.462.338.73322———
1982-83DET811,85422.94.07.8.472.288.71036———
1981-82DET721,22517.02.97.8.424.288.70417———
Career13 seasons97918,82219.23.69.3.452.290.759398——0

Isiah Thomas splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
72%
Threes
6%
Free throws
21%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Isiah Thomas facts
How many career points did Isiah Thomas score?

Isiah Thomas scored 18,822 career regular-season points in 979 games, 19.2 per game, which ranks 71st all-time.

What was Isiah Thomas’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1982-83 with DET: 22.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game.

Where is Isiah Thomas from?

Isiah Thomas is from Chicago, Illinois. He played high school ball at St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois. He played college ball at University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education, Indiana University, Indiana University Bloomington.

What teams did Isiah Thomas play for?

Detroit Pistons (1981–1993).