Isaiah Thomas vs. John Wall Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wall and Isaiah 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Isaiah Thomas played 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than John Wall, who played 11. Isaiah Thomas had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while John Wall had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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 achievements, 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
Isaiah Thomas	12	4	2011-12 to 2023-24
John Wall	11	4	2010-11 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Isaiah Thomas	John Wall
Season	2011-12	2010-11
Team	Sacramento Kings	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+4	+12.3	+4.9	+0.2	+2.3	+2.0	+4.2	+1.0	+0.4	-2.2	-0.6	+1.9	+5.3	+.039	+0.8	+1.7	+.083	+2.0	+2.9	+.066
John Wall	69	37.8	16.4	0.5	4.1	4.6	8.3	1.8	0.5	3.8	2.5	5.8	14.1	.409	0.5	1.7	.296	4.4	5.7	.766

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Isaiah Thomas nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Isaiah Thomas	John Wall
Season	2012-13	2011-12
Team	Sacramento Kings	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+13	+9.3	+2.4	+0.3	+2.1	+2.5	+4.0	+0.6	+0.9	-2.1		+1.1	+3.0	+.017	+1.5	+3.5	+.287	+1.6	+2.5	+.093
John Wall	66	36.2	16.3	0.7	3.8	4.5	8.0	1.4	0.9	3.9	2.1	5.7	13.5	.423	0.0	0.6	.071	4.8	6.1	.789

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Isaiah Thomas nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Isaiah Thomas	John Wall
Season	2013-14	2012-13
Team	Sacramento Kings	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+23	+2.0	+1.8		+1.0	+1.1	+1.3		+0.7	-0.2	-0.2	+0.3	+0.2	+.012	+1.6	+4.2	+.082	+0.2	+0.5	+.046
John Wall	49	32.7	18.5	0.7	3.3	4.0	7.6	1.3	0.8	3.2	2.4	6.6	15.0	.441	0.2	0.9	.267	5.0	6.2	.804

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Isaiah Thomas nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Isaiah Thomas	John Wall
Season	2014-15	2013-14
Team	Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+15	+10.5	+2.9		+1.8	+1.8	+4.6	+0.9	+0.4	-1.5	-0.5	+2.1	+4.4	+.013	+0.6	+1.4	+.022	+0.6	+0.4	+.063
John Wall	82	36.3	19.3	0.5	3.6	4.1	8.8	1.8	0.5	3.6	2.7	7.1	16.3	.433	1.3	3.8	.351	3.9	4.8	.805

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+7	+8.4	+1.2	+0.2	+0.7	+1.0	+0.1	+0.8	+0.7	-0.2	-0.1	+1.0	+1.4	+.033	+0.2	+1.6	+.052	+3.1	+1.8	+.204
John Wall	11	38.2	16.3	0.5	3.5	4.0	7.1	1.6	0.7	3.3	2.6	5.5	14.9	.366	0.6	2.9	.219	4.7	6.2	.765


Season 5
	Isaiah Thomas	John Wall
Season	2015-16	2014-15
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+3.7	+4.6	+0.1	+1.8	+1.6	+3.8	+0.6	+0.5	-1.1	-0.3	+0.6	+2.1	+.017	+1.2	+3.0	+.059	+2.2	+2.0	+.086
John Wall	79	35.9	17.6	0.5	4.2	4.6	10.0	1.7	0.6	3.8	2.3	6.6	14.8	.445	0.8	2.7	.300	3.6	4.6	.785

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+2.3	+6.8	+0.4	+1.3	+1.7	+6.9	+0.7	+0.6	-1.6	-1.1	+1.7	+4.1	+.004	+1.8	+5.3	+.107	+1.6	+2.2	+.037
John Wall	7	39.0	17.4	0.7	4.0	4.7	11.9	1.4	1.4	3.9	1.9	6.1	15.7	.391	0.4	2.4	.176	4.7	5.6	.846


Season 6
	Isaiah Thomas	John Wall
Season	2016-17	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+2.4	+9.0	+0.1	+2.3	+2.2	+4.3	+1.0	+0.6	-1.3	-0.1	+1.6	+1.9	+.039	+1.7	+4.2	+.028	+4.3	+4.0	+.118
John Wall	77	36.2	19.9	0.5	4.4	4.9	10.2	1.9	0.8	4.1	2.1	7.4	17.5	.424	1.5	4.3	.351	3.5	4.5	.791

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
John Wall	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Isaiah Thomas	John Wall
Season	2017-18	2016-17
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+46	+9.5	+7.9	+0.3	+1.8	+2.1	+5.9	+1.5	+0.5	-1.1	-0.1	+3.4	+5.2	+.078	+0.6	+2.4	+.034	+1.7	+2.7	+.092
John Wall	78	36.4	23.1	0.8	3.4	4.2	10.7	2.0	0.6	4.1	1.9	8.3	18.4	.451	1.1	3.5	.327	5.4	6.8	.801

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isaiah Thomas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Wall	13	39.0	27.2	0.5	3.2	3.7	10.3	1.7	1.2	4.2	2.0	9.8	21.6	.452	1.6	4.7	.344	6.0	7.2	.839


Season 8
	Isaiah Thomas	John Wall
Season	2018-19	2017-18
Team	Denver Nuggets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+29	+19.3	+11.3	+0.1	+2.4	+2.6	+7.7	+1.0	+1.0	-2.4	-0.6	+4.0	+8.0	+.077	+0.5	+0.5	+.092	+2.9	+3.6	+.096
John Wall	41	34.4	19.4	0.5	3.1	3.7	9.6	1.4	1.1	3.9	2.0	6.8	16.3	.420	1.5	4.1	.371	4.3	5.9	.726

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isaiah Thomas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Wall	6	39.0	26.0	0.5	5.2	5.7	11.5	2.3	1.3	4.5	2.7	9.3	21.2	.441	0.7	3.5	.190	6.7	7.8	.851


Season 9
	Isaiah Thomas	John Wall
Season	2019-20	2018-19
Team	Washington Wizards	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+8	+11.4	+8.5	+0.2	+1.8	+1.9	+5.0	+1.2	+0.7	-1.9	-0.3	+3.3	+6.6	+.036	+0.4	+0.6	+.111	+2.2	+3.6	+.119
John Wall	32	34.5	20.7	0.5	3.2	3.6	8.7	1.5	0.9	3.8	2.2	7.7	17.3	.444	1.6	5.3	.302	3.8	5.5	.697

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Isaiah Thomas nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 9

Note: John Wall didn't play in 2019-20.


Season 10
	Isaiah Thomas	John Wall
Season	2020-21	2020-21
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+37	+16.2	+12.9	+0.1	+1.8	+1.9	+5.2	+0.8	+0.8	-1.5	-0.2	+4.3	+9.2	+.071	+1.0	+2.2	+.067	+3.3	+4.6	+.251
John Wall	40	32.2	20.6	0.4	2.8	3.2	6.9	1.1	0.8	3.5	1.2	7.3	18.2	.404	2.0	6.2	.317	4.0	5.3	.749

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Isaiah Thomas nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 10

Note: John Wall didn't play in 2021-22.


Season 11
	Isaiah Thomas	John Wall
Season	2021-22	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+12	+7.0	+3.0	+0.2	+1.2	+1.4	+3.7	+0.5	+0.2	-1.7	-0.2	+1.1	+2.3	+.007	+0.3	+0.6	+.034	+1.3	+2.1	+.165
John Wall	34	22.2	11.4	0.4	2.3	2.7	5.2	0.8	0.4	2.4	1.7	4.1	9.9	.408	1.0	3.2	.303	2.3	3.3	.681

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Isaiah Thomas nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Isaiah Thomas played 1 season more than John Wall in the NBA.

In that period—his season 12 in 2024—Isaiah Thomas played in the Playoffs.

Isaiah Thomas vs. John Wall Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wall and Isaiah 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years