Isiah Lord Thomas III ▪ Twitter: @iamisiahthomas
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: April 30, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois
High School: St. Joseph in Westchester, Illinois
College: Indiana University
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1981 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1981
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2000 (Full List)
As Coach: 5 Yrs, 187-223, .456 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: TOR/NYK franchises, 1994-2008 (Full Record)
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 663 | 655 | 23894 | 4701 | 10441 | 294 | 1011 | 2579 | 3347 | 573 | 2253 | 5825 | 1121 | 146 | 2448 | 1788 | 12275 | .450 | .291 | .771 | 36.0 | 18.5 | 3.4 | 8.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 329 | 325 | 11849 | 2309 | 5030 | 145 | 485 | 1215 | 1583 | 277 | 1133 | 3069 | 569 | 68 | 1222 | 833 | 5978 | .459 | .299 | .768 | 36.0 | 18.2 | 3.4 | 9.3 |
| Road | 334 | 330 | 12045 | 2392 | 5411 | 149 | 526 | 1364 | 1764 | 296 | 1120 | 2756 | 552 | 78 | 1226 | 955 | 6297 | .442 | .283 | .773 | 36.1 | 18.9 | 3.4 | 8.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 390 | 388 | 14185 | 2742 | 6148 | 166 | 603 | 1530 | 2010 | 336 | 1351 | 3497 | 705 | 87 | 1494 | 1092 | 7180 | .446 | .275 | .761 | 36.4 | 18.4 | 3.5 | 9.0 |
| Post | 273 | 267 | 9709 | 1959 | 4293 | 128 | 408 | 1049 | 1337 | 237 | 902 | 2328 | 416 | 59 | 954 | 696 | 5095 | .456 | .314 | .785 | 35.6 | 18.7 | 3.3 | 8.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 399 | 394 | 14529 | 2900 | 6136 | 165 | 508 | 1541 | 1968 | 324 | 1425 | 3739 | 720 | 104 | 1441 | 952 | 7506 | .473 | .325 | .783 | 36.4 | 18.8 | 3.6 | 9.4 |
| Loss | 264 | 261 | 9365 | 1801 | 4305 | 129 | 503 | 1038 | 1379 | 249 | 828 | 2086 | 401 | 42 | 1007 | 836 | 4769 | .418 | .256 | .753 | 35.5 | 18.1 | 3.1 | 7.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 5 | 5 | 181 | 35 | 78 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 21 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 105 | .449 | .500 | .717 | 36.2 | 21.0 | 4.2 | 9.4 |
| November | 112 | 112 | 4023 | 777 | 1749 | 40 | 153 | 451 | 574 | 88 | 397 | 997 | 225 | 20 | 412 | 307 | 2045 | .444 | .261 | .786 | 35.9 | 18.3 | 3.5 | 8.9 | |
| December | 113 | 113 | 4082 | 790 | 1762 | 44 | 169 | 425 | 576 | 92 | 377 | 1054 | 194 | 32 | 450 | 320 | 2049 | .448 | .260 | .738 | 36.1 | 18.1 | 3.3 | 9.3 | |
| January | 129 | 127 | 4772 | 925 | 2072 | 64 | 224 | 531 | 692 | 119 | 429 | 1135 | 221 | 28 | 505 | 360 | 2445 | .446 | .286 | .767 | 37.0 | 19.0 | 3.3 | 8.8 | |
| February | 98 | 98 | 3533 | 729 | 1589 | 38 | 143 | 362 | 464 | 92 | 354 | 892 | 170 | 23 | 327 | 265 | 1858 | .459 | .266 | .780 | 36.1 | 19.0 | 3.6 | 9.1 | |
| March | 120 | 118 | 4389 | 911 | 1940 | 73 | 199 | 462 | 605 | 108 | 412 | 1008 | 168 | 27 | 430 | 306 | 2357 | .470 | .367 | .764 | 36.6 | 19.6 | 3.4 | 8.4 | |
| April | 86 | 82 | 2914 | 534 | 1251 | 33 | 119 | 315 | 390 | 69 | 263 | 692 | 126 | 13 | 306 | 207 | 1416 | .427 | .277 | .808 | 33.9 | 16.5 | 3.1 | 8.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 67 | 66 | 2416 | 454 | 1040 | 31 | 98 | 230 | 308 | 40 | 217 | 583 | 104 | 13 | 251 | 195 | 1169 | .437 | .316 | .747 | 36.1 | 17.4 | 3.2 | 8.7 |
| Monday | 43 | 42 | 1572 | 304 | 670 | 11 | 50 | 178 | 227 | 40 | 135 | 364 | 65 | 7 | 152 | 111 | 797 | .454 | .220 | .784 | 36.6 | 18.5 | 3.1 | 8.5 | |
| Tuesday | 116 | 115 | 4157 | 796 | 1807 | 61 | 196 | 465 | 613 | 95 | 368 | 1028 | 184 | 25 | 418 | 297 | 2118 | .441 | .311 | .759 | 35.8 | 18.3 | 3.2 | 8.9 | |
| Wednesday | 119 | 117 | 4240 | 858 | 1838 | 55 | 181 | 430 | 559 | 109 | 401 | 1075 | 198 | 24 | 415 | 327 | 2201 | .467 | .304 | .769 | 35.6 | 18.5 | 3.4 | 9.0 | |
| Thursday | 47 | 47 | 1769 | 351 | 803 | 29 | 102 | 194 | 261 | 65 | 178 | 428 | 72 | 11 | 191 | 125 | 925 | .437 | .284 | .743 | 37.6 | 19.7 | 3.8 | 9.1 | |
| Friday | 155 | 154 | 5538 | 1094 | 2439 | 68 | 223 | 616 | 773 | 132 | 564 | 1348 | 301 | 42 | 614 | 407 | 2872 | .449 | .305 | .797 | 35.7 | 18.5 | 3.6 | 8.7 | |
| Saturday | 116 | 114 | 4202 | 844 | 1844 | 39 | 161 | 466 | 606 | 92 | 390 | 999 | 197 | 24 | 407 | 326 | 2193 | .458 | .242 | .769 | 36.2 | 18.9 | 3.4 | 8.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 655 | 655 | 23719 | 4676 | 10378 | 292 | 1005 | 2563 | 3325 | 564 | 2231 | 5791 | 1117 | 145 | 2434 | 1780 | 12207 | .451 | .291 | .771 | 36.2 | 18.6 | 3.4 | 8.8 |
| Reserve | 8 | 0 | 175 | 25 | 63 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 68 | .397 | .333 | .727 | 21.9 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 214 | 214 | 9105 | 1844 | 4042 | 125 | 406 | 1028 | 1333 | 245 | 879 | 2098 | 406 | 61 | 856 | 620 | 4841 | .456 | .308 | .771 | 42.5 | 22.6 | 4.1 | 9.8 |
| 30-39 | 353 | 353 | 12466 | 2428 | 5379 | 143 | 512 | 1340 | 1730 | 266 | 1156 | 3197 | 623 | 74 | 1332 | 988 | 6339 | .451 | .279 | .775 | 35.3 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 9.1 | |
| 20-29 | 79 | 73 | 2089 | 395 | 927 | 25 | 88 | 195 | 263 | 53 | 198 | 475 | 80 | 9 | 240 | 158 | 1010 | .426 | .284 | .741 | 26.4 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 6.0 | |
| 10-19 | 14 | 12 | 208 | 30 | 84 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 75 | .357 | .200 | .737 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | |
| 0-9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .444 | 1.000 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 186 | 185 | 6644 | 1363 | 2979 | 78 | 262 | 716 | 943 | 163 | 608 | 1590 | 324 | 32 | 649 | 504 | 3520 | .458 | .298 | .759 | 35.7 | 18.9 | 3.3 | 8.5 |
| 1 Day | 287 | 283 | 10362 | 2026 | 4487 | 122 | 432 | 1090 | 1390 | 239 | 955 | 2483 | 472 | 63 | 1073 | 760 | 5264 | .452 | .282 | .784 | 36.1 | 18.3 | 3.3 | 8.7 | |
| 2 Days | 108 | 108 | 3957 | 742 | 1699 | 56 | 174 | 433 | 573 | 91 | 384 | 1034 | 185 | 31 | 417 | 290 | 1973 | .437 | .322 | .756 | 36.6 | 18.3 | 3.6 | 9.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 73 | 70 | 2600 | 525 | 1142 | 34 | 122 | 280 | 362 | 71 | 265 | 647 | 118 | 18 | 262 | 194 | 1364 | .460 | .279 | .773 | 35.6 | 18.7 | 3.6 | 8.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 454 | 447 | 16439 | 3212 | 7188 | 185 | 658 | 1807 | 2317 | 399 | 1569 | 3966 | 819 | 102 | 1691 | 1267 | 8416 | .447 | .281 | .780 | 36.2 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 8.7 |
| Western | 209 | 208 | 7455 | 1489 | 3253 | 109 | 353 | 772 | 1030 | 174 | 684 | 1859 | 302 | 44 | 757 | 521 | 3859 | .458 | .309 | .750 | 35.7 | 18.5 | 3.3 | 8.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 216 | 212 | 7907 | 1568 | 3517 | 74 | 287 | 810 | 1029 | 178 | 732 | 1851 | 373 | 51 | 768 | 595 | 4020 | .446 | .258 | .787 | 36.6 | 18.6 | 3.4 | 8.6 |
| Central | 238 | 235 | 8532 | 1644 | 3671 | 111 | 371 | 997 | 1288 | 221 | 837 | 2115 | 446 | 51 | 923 | 672 | 4396 | .448 | .299 | .774 | 35.8 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 8.9 | |
| Midwest | 103 | 103 | 3621 | 765 | 1615 | 60 | 183 | 366 | 484 | 89 | 322 | 867 | 136 | 24 | 377 | 244 | 1956 | .474 | .328 | .756 | 35.2 | 19.0 | 3.1 | 8.4 | |
| Pacific | 106 | 105 | 3834 | 724 | 1638 | 49 | 170 | 406 | 546 | 85 | 362 | 992 | 166 | 20 | 380 | 277 | 1903 | .442 | .288 | .744 | 36.2 | 18.0 | 3.4 | 9.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 46 | 45 | 1637 | 302 | 718 | 25 | 78 | 212 | 264 | 45 | 168 | 407 | 80 | 14 | 179 | 133 | 841 | .421 | .321 | .803 | 35.6 | 18.3 | 3.7 | 8.8 |
| Boston | 35 | 34 | 1350 | 290 | 648 | 19 | 56 | 147 | 191 | 33 | 131 | 295 | 64 | 9 | 126 | 104 | 746 | .448 | .339 | .770 | 38.6 | 21.3 | 3.7 | 8.4 | |
| Chicago | 45 | 45 | 1664 | 340 | 728 | 25 | 64 | 235 | 295 | 34 | 161 | 423 | 80 | 6 | 190 | 123 | 940 | .467 | .391 | .797 | 37.0 | 20.9 | 3.6 | 9.4 | |
| Cleveland | 43 | 41 | 1554 | 306 | 688 | 17 | 57 | 152 | 197 | 54 | 165 | 404 | 69 | 8 | 163 | 113 | 781 | .445 | .298 | .772 | 36.1 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 9.4 | |
| Dallas | 17 | 17 | 608 | 116 | 271 | 13 | 31 | 55 | 74 | 9 | 55 | 141 | 18 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 300 | .428 | .419 | .743 | 35.8 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 8.3 | |
| Denver | 15 | 15 | 485 | 103 | 218 | 8 | 28 | 49 | 63 | 9 | 47 | 142 | 20 | 5 | 54 | 27 | 263 | .472 | .286 | .778 | 32.3 | 17.5 | 3.1 | 9.5 | |
| Golden State | 14 | 14 | 511 | 83 | 205 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 56 | 14 | 55 | 139 | 24 | 3 | 42 | 41 | 216 | .405 | .261 | .786 | 36.5 | 15.4 | 3.9 | 9.9 | |
| Houston | 18 | 18 | 649 | 130 | 301 | 8 | 29 | 65 | 90 | 17 | 59 | 150 | 25 | 2 | 64 | 40 | 333 | .432 | .276 | .722 | 36.1 | 18.5 | 3.3 | 8.3 | |
| Indiana | 44 | 44 | 1575 | 340 | 702 | 26 | 81 | 173 | 230 | 44 | 151 | 370 | 92 | 11 | 173 | 126 | 879 | .484 | .321 | .752 | 35.8 | 20.0 | 3.4 | 8.4 | |
| LA Clippers | 17 | 17 | 573 | 112 | 245 | 8 | 35 | 59 | 87 | 13 | 44 | 142 | 31 | 1 | 56 | 32 | 291 | .457 | .229 | .678 | 33.7 | 17.1 | 2.6 | 8.4 | |
| LA Lakers | 16 | 16 | 578 | 112 | 278 | 4 | 20 | 81 | 108 | 14 | 59 | 157 | 24 | 6 | 65 | 57 | 309 | .403 | .200 | .750 | 36.1 | 19.3 | 3.7 | 9.8 | |
| Miami | 20 | 20 | 739 | 152 | 312 | 11 | 30 | 54 | 74 | 16 | 62 | 187 | 31 | 4 | 78 | 44 | 369 | .487 | .367 | .730 | 37.0 | 18.5 | 3.1 | 9.4 | |
| Milwaukee | 42 | 42 | 1460 | 226 | 544 | 16 | 71 | 175 | 229 | 26 | 141 | 364 | 91 | 7 | 156 | 134 | 643 | .415 | .225 | .764 | 34.8 | 15.3 | 3.4 | 8.7 | |
| Minnesota | 10 | 10 | 386 | 80 | 155 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 58 | 6 | 22 | 80 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 207 | .516 | .400 | .707 | 38.6 | 20.7 | 2.2 | 8.0 | |
| New Jersey | 37 | 36 | 1354 | 276 | 629 | 12 | 40 | 175 | 220 | 34 | 128 | 338 | 78 | 18 | 129 | 92 | 739 | .439 | .300 | .795 | 36.6 | 20.0 | 3.5 | 9.1 | |
| New Orleans | 19 | 19 | 673 | 127 | 264 | 4 | 19 | 48 | 65 | 17 | 53 | 133 | 31 | 4 | 69 | 46 | 306 | .481 | .211 | .738 | 35.4 | 16.1 | 2.8 | 7.0 | |
| New York | 38 | 37 | 1339 | 230 | 548 | 9 | 52 | 130 | 159 | 25 | 141 | 308 | 63 | 1 | 155 | 108 | 599 | .420 | .173 | .818 | 35.2 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 8.1 | |
| Oklahoma City | 15 | 15 | 571 | 97 | 226 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 71 | 9 | 52 | 123 | 19 | 1 | 61 | 30 | 258 | .429 | .364 | .789 | 38.1 | 17.2 | 3.5 | 8.2 | |
| Orlando | 16 | 16 | 566 | 110 | 270 | 2 | 25 | 55 | 72 | 16 | 52 | 151 | 23 | 4 | 51 | 42 | 277 | .407 | .080 | .764 | 35.4 | 17.3 | 3.3 | 9.4 | |
| Philadelphia | 36 | 36 | 1339 | 277 | 599 | 15 | 52 | 129 | 165 | 26 | 117 | 334 | 64 | 7 | 108 | 106 | 698 | .462 | .288 | .782 | 37.2 | 19.4 | 3.3 | 9.3 | |
| Phoenix | 15 | 15 | 560 | 129 | 252 | 9 | 26 | 66 | 91 | 10 | 46 | 147 | 23 | 3 | 55 | 45 | 333 | .512 | .346 | .725 | 37.3 | 22.2 | 3.1 | 9.8 | |
| Portland | 18 | 18 | 659 | 121 | 284 | 13 | 34 | 70 | 90 | 16 | 72 | 178 | 21 | 3 | 65 | 54 | 325 | .426 | .382 | .778 | 36.6 | 18.1 | 4.0 | 9.9 | |
| Sacramento | 17 | 16 | 611 | 120 | 242 | 3 | 18 | 50 | 67 | 17 | 52 | 174 | 36 | 4 | 60 | 39 | 293 | .496 | .167 | .746 | 35.9 | 17.2 | 3.1 | 10.2 | |
| San Antonio | 16 | 16 | 563 | 120 | 262 | 5 | 25 | 46 | 56 | 17 | 50 | 130 | 15 | 2 | 66 | 45 | 291 | .458 | .200 | .821 | 35.2 | 18.2 | 3.1 | 8.1 | |
| Utah | 17 | 17 | 566 | 140 | 272 | 14 | 41 | 85 | 113 | 20 | 60 | 123 | 25 | 2 | 56 | 53 | 379 | .515 | .341 | .752 | 33.3 | 22.3 | 3.5 | 7.2 | |
| Washington | 37 | 36 | 1324 | 262 | 580 | 8 | 39 | 127 | 162 | 32 | 110 | 285 | 62 | 11 | 135 | 102 | 659 | .452 | .205 | .784 | 35.8 | 17.8 | 3.0 | 7.7 | |