Isiah Thomas vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson 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.
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, 7 more than Zion Williamson, who played 6. Isiah Thomas had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Zion Williamson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 |
| Isiah Thomas |
13 |
9 |
1981-82 to 1993-94 |
| Zion Williamson |
6 |
0 |
2019-20 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +20 | +5.0 | +4.1 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +3.2 | +4.1 | +1.6 | +0.2 | -1.3 | -1.7 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +.139 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +.006 | +1.5 | +2.3 | +.012 |
| Zion Williamson |
61 |
33.2 |
27.0 |
2.7 |
4.5 |
7.2 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
10.4 |
17.0 |
.611 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.294 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
.698 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Isiah Thomas nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2 |
Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +53 | +3.7 | +4.7 | +0.7 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +6.5 | +1.4 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -1.8 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +.146 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.030 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +.019 |
| Zion Williamson |
29 |
33.0 |
26.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
9.8 |
16.2 |
.608 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.368 |
6.1 |
8.6 |
.714 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +11 | +6.6 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +8.9 | +1.2 | +0.4 | -0.9 | -1.3 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +.112 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +.076 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +.107 |
| Zion Williamson |
70 |
31.5 |
22.9 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
8.9 |
15.6 |
.570 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
5.0 |
7.1 |
.702 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +47 | +7.6 | +3.7 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +3.6 | +5.5 | +1.0 | +0.6 | -0.8 | -0.5 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +.079 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.079 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +.134 |
| Zion Williamson |
30 |
28.6 |
24.6 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
7.2 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
9.6 |
16.9 |
.567 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.231 |
5.3 |
8.0 |
.656 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +77 | +4.9 | +2.9 | +2.3 | +0.1 | +2.4 | +5.7 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -0.8 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +.021 | +0.2 | +1.2 | | +3.1 | +4.9 | +.057 |
| Zion Williamson |
4 |
32.3 |
23.5 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
16.0 |
.484 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
8.0 |
11.3 |
.711 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Isiah Thomas played 7 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 1988 to 1994—Isiah Thomas played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 7 extra years over Zion Williamson, Isiah Thomas got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP
6 All-Star Game
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