Glen Rice vs. Isaiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Thomas and Glen Rice, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Glen Rice played 15 years in the NBA, 3 more than Isaiah Thomas, who played 12. Glen Rice had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Isaiah Thomas had his rookie season in 2011-12. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Glen Rice |
15 |
7 |
1989-90 to 2003-04 |
Isaiah Thomas |
12 |
4 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Glen Rice |
Isaiah Thomas |
Season |
1989-90 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Miami Heat | Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie Second Team | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
77 |
30.0 |
13.6 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
13.9 |
.439 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.246 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.734 |
Isaiah Thomas |
65 |
25.5 |
11.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
8.8 |
.448 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.379 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.832 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
77 |
34.4 |
17.4 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.461 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.386 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.818 |
Isaiah Thomas |
79 |
26.9 |
13.9 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
10.5 |
.440 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.358 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.882 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
79 |
38.1 |
22.3 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
8.5 |
18.1 |
.469 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.391 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.836 |
Isaiah Thomas |
72 |
34.7 |
20.3 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
15.2 |
.453 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
.349 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
3 |
39.7 |
19.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
21.3 |
.375 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.857 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
82 |
37.6 |
19.0 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
7.1 |
16.1 |
.440 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.383 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.820 |
Isaiah Thomas |
67 |
25.8 |
16.4 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
11.9 |
.420 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.373 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
.868 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
4 |
29.8 |
17.5 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
13.5 |
.333 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
.167 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
.969 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
81 |
37.0 |
21.1 |
0.9 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
8.2 |
17.5 |
.467 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.382 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
.880 |
Isaiah Thomas |
82 |
32.2 |
22.2 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
7.2 |
16.9 |
.428 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
.359 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
5 |
39.0 |
13.0 |
1.2 |
6.0 |
7.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
13.6 |
.382 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
.304 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.750 |
Isaiah Thomas |
6 |
36.7 |
24.2 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
19.8 |
.395 |
2.2 |
7.7 |
.283 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
.809 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
82 |
36.8 |
22.3 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
8.1 |
17.1 |
.475 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
.410 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.855 |
Isaiah Thomas |
76 |
33.8 |
28.9 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
9.0 |
19.4 |
.463 |
3.2 |
8.5 |
.379 |
7.8 |
8.5 |
.909 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
15 |
34.7 |
23.3 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
7.4 |
17.4 |
.425 |
2.4 |
7.2 |
.333 |
6.1 |
7.4 |
.820 |
|
Season 7 |
|
Glen Rice |
Isaiah Thomas |
Season |
1995-96 | 2017-18 |
Team |
Charlotte Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
79 |
39.8 |
21.6 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
2.9 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
7.7 |
16.4 |
.471 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
.424 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
.837 |
Isaiah Thomas |
32 |
26.9 |
15.2 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
13.2 |
.373 |
1.7 |
5.9 |
.293 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
.893 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
79 |
42.6 |
26.8 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
9.1 |
19.2 |
.477 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
.470 |
5.9 |
6.8 |
.867 |
Isaiah Thomas |
12 |
15.1 |
8.1 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
.343 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.279 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
.630 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
3 |
45.7 |
27.7 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
9.3 |
19.0 |
.491 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.375 |
7.0 |
7.7 |
.913 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
82 |
40.2 |
22.3 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
7.7 |
16.9 |
.457 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
.433 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
.849 |
Isaiah Thomas |
40 |
23.1 |
12.2 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
10.7 |
.408 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.413 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.816 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
9 |
41.0 |
22.8 |
1.2 |
4.4 |
5.7 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
9.1 |
19.2 |
.474 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.306 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.833 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
27 |
36.5 |
17.5 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
14.7 |
.432 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.393 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.856 |
Isaiah Thomas |
3 |
16.0 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
.333 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
.250 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
7 |
43.7 |
18.3 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
6.4 |
14.4 |
.446 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
.357 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
.966 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
80 |
31.6 |
15.9 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
12.3 |
.430 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.367 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
.874 |
Isaiah Thomas |
22 |
15.2 |
8.4 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
.401 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.337 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.846 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
23 |
33.3 |
12.4 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
9.9 |
.408 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.418 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
.798 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Isaiah Thomas didn't play in 2022-23.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
75 |
29.5 |
12.0 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
10.0 |
.440 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.389 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.852 |
Isaiah Thomas |
6 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.300 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
5 |
28.8 |
12.2 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
10.4 |
.462 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.429 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.875 |
Isaiah Thomas |
1 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
20 |
30.3 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
8.4 |
.389 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
.281 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.800 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
62 |
24.7 |
9.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.429 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
.398 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.759 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
18 |
14.6 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
.289 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
.179 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.000 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Glen Rice |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |