Isiah Thomas
- Seasons
- 1981-82 to 1993-94
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Born
- Apr 30, 1961
- College
- Indiana
- Draft
- 1981, round 1, pick 2
2Championships
5All-League teams
12All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 18.1
- True shooting
- .516
- Effective FG
- .465
- Usage rate
- 25.3
- Win shares
- 80.8
- WS per 48
- .109
- Box plus/minus
- 2.7
- VORP
- 41.7
- Best season, WS
- 11.2
- Best season, BPM
- 6.3
- MVP vote shares
- 0.32
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 1 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DET | 20 | 72 | 2,433 | 14.5 | .487 | .432 | 25.0 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | .046 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 98 | 107 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 21 | 81 | 3,093 | 18.9 | .525 | .483 | 26.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 7.4 | .115 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 105 | 105 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 22 | 82 | 3,007 | 20.9 | .520 | .470 | 25.4 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 9.1 | .144 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 111 | 107 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 23 | 81 | 3,089 | 22.2 | .529 | .468 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 11.2 | .173 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 115 | 107 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 24 | 77 | 2,790 | 21.2 | .554 | .498 | 24.4 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 8.8 | .151 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 113 | 108 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 25 | 81 | 3,013 | 18.8 | .528 | .470 | 25.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 7.6 | .121 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 107 | 107 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 26 | 81 | 2,927 | 18.2 | .521 | .474 | 25.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 7.6 | .124 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 108 | 106 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 27 | 80 | 2,924 | 17.1 | .528 | .477 | 24.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.0 | .115 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 106 | 105 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 28 | 81 | 2,993 | 17.3 | .501 | .454 | 26.0 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | .107 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 104 | 104 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 29 | 48 | 1,657 | 17.4 | .507 | .449 | 25.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .098 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 103 | 105 |
| 1991-92 | DET | 30 | 78 | 2,918 | 16.0 | .505 | .456 | 25.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 5.8 | .095 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 105 | 107 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 31 | 79 | 2,922 | 15.4 | .488 | .442 | 25.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | .061 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 102 | 110 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 32 | 58 | 1,750 | 15.2 | .488 | .442 | 27.0 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .007 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 97 | 113 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.