Louie Nelson vs. Isaiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Thomas and Louie Nelson, 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.
Louie Nelson played 5 years in the NBA, 7 less than Isaiah Thomas, who played 12. Louie Nelson had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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 |
Louie Nelson |
5 |
0 |
1973-74 to 1977-78 |
Isaiah Thomas |
12 |
4 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Louie Nelson |
Isaiah Thomas |
Season |
1973-74 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Capital Bullets | Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
- | 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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
49 |
11.3 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.726 |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
72 |
26.4 |
11.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
- |
2.6 |
4.3 |
9.4 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.768 |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
66 |
30.8 |
12.5 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
- |
2.2 |
5.0 |
11.4 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.735 |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
4 |
14.3 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.571 |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
33 |
12.3 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.679 |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Louie Nelson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |