Isiah Thomas vs. Sasha Vujacic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sasha Vujacic and Isiah Thomas, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Isiah Thomas played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Sasha Vujacic, who played 10. Isiah Thomas had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Sasha Vujacic had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Isiah Thomas 13 9 1981-82 to 1993-94
Sasha Vujacic 10 5 2004-05 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1981-822004-05
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Isiah Thomas 72 33.8 17.0 0.8 2.1 2.9 7.8 2.1 0.2 4.2 3.5 6.3 14.8 .424 0.2 0.8 .288 4.2 6.0 .704
Sasha Vujacic 35 11.5 2.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.3 .282 0.5 1.8 .270 0.5 0.5 .947
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1982-832005-06
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 81 38.2 22.9 1.3 2.8 4.0 7.8 2.5 0.4 4.0 3.9 9.0 19.0 .472 0.4 1.5 .288 4.5 6.4 .710
Sasha Vujacic 82 17.7 3.9 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.7 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.8 1.3 3.8 .346 0.7 2.1 .343 0.6 0.6 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------
Sasha Vujacic 7 18.4 6.0 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.4 2.0 1.6 3.7 .423 1.3 2.1 .600 1.6 1.6 1.000

Season 3

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1983-842006-07
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 82 36.7 21.3 1.3 2.7 4.0 11.1 2.5 0.4 3.7 4.0 8.2 17.7 .462 0.3 0.8 .338 4.7 6.5 .733
Sasha Vujacic 73 12.8 4.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.4 3.7 .392 0.8 2.2 .373 0.6 0.7 .878
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 5 39.6 21.4 1.4 2.4 3.8 11.0 2.6 1.2 4.6 4.4 7.8 16.6 .470 0.4 1.2 .333 5.4 7.0 .771
Sasha Vujacic 4 10.8 2.8 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.3 2.3 .556 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1984-852007-08
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 81 38.1 21.2 1.4 3.0 4.5 13.9 2.3 0.3 3.7 3.6 8.0 17.4 .458 0.4 1.4 .257 4.9 6.1 .809
Sasha Vujacic 72 17.8 8.8 0.3 1.9 2.1 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.5 3.0 6.7 .454 1.6 3.8 .437 1.1 1.3 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 9 39.4 24.3 1.2 4.0 5.2 11.2 2.1 0.4 3.3 4.3 9.2 18.4 .500 0.7 1.7 .400 5.2 6.9 .758
Sasha Vujacic 21 21.7 8.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.1 2.6 6.6 .399 1.5 3.8 .392 1.4 1.7 .857

Season 5

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1985-862008-09
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 77 36.2 20.9 1.1 2.5 3.6 10.8 2.2 0.3 3.8 3.2 7.9 16.2 .488 0.3 1.1 .310 4.7 6.0 .790
Sasha Vujacic 80 16.2 5.8 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.4 1.9 1.9 5.0 .387 1.0 2.8 .363 0.9 1.0 .921
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 4 40.8 26.5 2.0 3.5 5.5 12.0 2.3 0.8 4.3 4.3 10.3 22.8 .451 0.0 1.3 .000 6.0 9.0 .667
Sasha Vujacic 23 10.9 3.0 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.5 1.0 4.0 .264 0.7 2.2 .314 0.2 0.3 .833

Season 6

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1986-872009-10
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 81 37.2 20.6 1.0 2.9 3.9 10.0 1.9 0.2 4.2 3.1 7.7 16.7 .463 0.2 1.2 .194 4.9 6.4 .768
Sasha Vujacic 67 8.6 2.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.0 2.4 .402 0.4 1.2 .309 0.4 0.5 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 15 37.5 24.1 1.4 3.1 4.5 8.7 2.6 0.3 2.8 3.4 8.9 19.8 .451 0.7 2.2 .303 5.5 7.3 .755
Sasha Vujacic 10 7.6 3.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.3 .435 0.6 1.5 .400 0.5 0.6 .833

Season 7

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1987-882010-11
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Isiah Thomas 81 36.1 19.5 0.8 2.6 3.4 8.4 1.7 0.2 3.4 2.7 7.7 16.6 .463 0.4 1.2 .309 3.8 4.9 .774
Sasha Vujacic 67 24.6 9.8 0.4 2.3 2.8 2.0 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.0 3.6 8.9 .402 1.4 3.9 .370 1.2 1.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 23 39.6 21.9 1.1 3.5 4.7 8.7 2.9 0.3 3.7 3.1 8.0 18.2 .437 0.6 1.9 .295 5.4 6.6 .828
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Note: Sasha Vujacic didn't play in 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Season 8

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1988-892013-14
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Isiah Thomas 80 36.6 18.2 0.6 2.8 3.4 8.3 1.7 0.3 3.7 2.6 7.1 15.3 .464 0.4 1.5 .273 3.6 4.4 .818
Sasha Vujacic 2 5.0 2.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 17 37.2 18.2 1.4 2.9 4.3 8.3 1.6 0.2 2.5 2.3 6.8 16.4 .412 0.5 1.8 .267 4.2 5.6 .740
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Note: Sasha Vujacic didn't play in 2014-15.

Season 9

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1989-902015-16
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Isiah Thomas 81 37.0 18.4 0.9 2.9 3.8 9.4 1.7 0.2 4.0 2.5 7.1 16.3 .438 0.5 1.7 .309 3.6 4.7 .775
Sasha Vujacic 61 14.9 4.9 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.4 1.7 4.5 .383 0.9 2.3 .364 0.5 0.6 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 20 37.9 20.5 1.1 4.4 5.5 8.2 2.2 0.4 3.6 3.3 7.4 16.0 .463 1.6 3.4 .471 4.1 5.1 .794
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1990-912016-17
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Isiah Thomas 48 34.5 16.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 9.3 1.6 0.2 3.9 2.5 6.0 13.9 .435 0.4 1.4 .292 3.7 4.8 .782
Sasha Vujacic 42 9.7 3.0 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.9 1.0 3.2 .309 0.5 1.8 .311 0.4 0.6 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 13 33.5 13.5 1.0 3.2 4.2 8.5 1.0 0.2 3.2 3.2 4.6 11.5 .403 0.5 1.7 .273 3.8 5.3 .725
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1991-92-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 78 37.4 18.5 0.9 2.3 3.2 7.2 1.5 0.2 3.2 2.5 7.2 16.2 .446 0.3 1.1 .291 3.7 4.8 .772
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas 5 40.0 14.0 0.6 4.6 5.2 7.4 1.0 0.0 3.2 3.6 4.4 13.0 .338 0.8 2.2 .364 4.4 5.6 .786
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1992-93-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 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 %
Isiah Thomas 79 37.0 17.6 0.9 2.0 2.9 8.5 1.6 0.2 3.6 2.8 6.7 15.9 .418 0.8 2.5 .308 3.5 4.8 .737
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Isiah Thomas Sasha Vujacic
Season 1993-94-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Isiah Thomas 58 30.2 14.8 0.8 1.9 2.7 6.9 1.2 0.1 3.5 2.2 5.5 13.2 .417 0.7 2.2 .310 3.1 4.4 .702
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------
Sasha Vujacic ------- --- ----------