Antoine Carr vs. Isiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isiah Thomas and Antoine Carr, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Antoine Carr played 16 years in the NBA, 3 more than Isiah Thomas, who played 13. Antoine Carr had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Isiah Thomas had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Antoine Carr 16 11 1984-85 to 1999-00
Isiah Thomas 13 9 1981-82 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1984-851981-82
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 62 19.3 8.0 1.3 2.5 3.7 1.3 0.5 1.3 1.7 3.5 3.2 6.0 .528 0.0 0.1 .333 1.6 2.1 .789
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1985-861982-83
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second 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 %
Antoine Carr 17 15.2 6.8 0.9 2.1 3.1 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 3.0 2.9 5.5 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1986-871983-84
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisPistons 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 %
Antoine Carr 65 10.7 5.3 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.6 2.2 2.1 4.1 .506 0.0 0.0 .333 1.1 1.6 .709
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 9 18.0 11.6 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.4 0.3 0.9 1.1 4.0 4.3 6.2 .696 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 3.6 .813
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

Season 4

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1987-881984-85
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisPistons Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 80 18.5 8.8 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.4 3.5 6.5 .544 0.0 0.1 .250 1.8 2.3 .780
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 12 17.5 6.8 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.3 0.3 1.4 0.8 3.9 3.0 5.7 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .643
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

Season 5

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1988-891985-86
Team Atlanta HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 78 19.1 7.5 1.4 2.2 3.5 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.8 2.9 6.0 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 1.9 .855
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 5 16.2 6.8 1.0 0.6 1.6 1.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.6 4.2 .619 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.2 .727
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

Season 6

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1989-901986-87
Team Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento KingsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 77 22.4 12.3 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.5 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.2 4.6 9.4 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 3.9 .795
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1990-911987-88
Team Sacramento KingsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 %
Antoine Carr 77 32.8 20.1 2.1 3.3 5.5 2.5 0.6 1.3 2.2 4.1 8.2 15.9 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 5.1 .758
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1991-921988-89
Team San Antonio SpursDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Antoine Carr 81 23.0 10.9 1.6 2.7 4.3 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.4 3.3 4.4 9.0 .490 0.0 0.1 .200 2.0 2.6 .764
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 3 36.3 19.7 2.7 5.0 7.7 1.0 0.7 3.7 1.3 4.7 8.0 14.7 .545 0.3 0.7 .500 3.3 5.3 .625
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

Season 9

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1992-931989-90
Team San Antonio SpursDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 71 27.4 13.1 1.5 4.0 5.5 1.4 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.7 5.3 9.9 .538 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.2 .777
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 8 21.4 10.5 1.6 3.1 4.8 1.1 0.4 1.1 0.9 3.5 4.9 9.3 .527 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
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

Season 10

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1993-941990-91
Team San Antonio SpursDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 34 13.7 5.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.4 2.2 2.3 4.7 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .724
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 3 12.3 6.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 2.3 1.7 3.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.0 .889
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

Season 11

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1994-951991-92
Team Utah JazzDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 78 21.5 9.6 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.2 3.7 7.0 .531 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.6 .821
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 5 22.8 9.6 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 5.2 2.8 6.2 .452 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 4.8 .833
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

Season 12

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1995-961992-93
Team Utah JazzDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 80 19.2 7.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.9 0.4 0.8 1.0 3.2 2.9 6.4 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.8 .792
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 18 18.8 6.1 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.9 3.7 2.6 5.4 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .680
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1996-971993-94
Team Utah JazzDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 82 17.8 7.4 0.7 1.6 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.6 3.1 6.4 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .780
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 20 14.0 4.9 0.6 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.9 3.2 2.0 4.2 .482 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .750
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1997-98-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 66 16.5 5.7 0.6 1.3 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.7 3.0 2.3 4.9 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.5 .776
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 20 14.6 4.4 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.5 3.2 2.1 4.5 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1998-99-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 18 8.4 2.6 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.5 1.7 1.2 2.9 .404 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .714
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 4 9.3 2.0 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 4.8 1.0 2.8 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Antoine Carr Isiah Thomas
Season 1999-00-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr 21 10.5 3.2 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 2.0 1.3 3.0 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .786
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Antoine Carr ------- --- ----------
Isiah Thomas ------- --- ----------