Steve Mix vs. Isiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isiah Thomas and Steve Mix, 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.

Steve Mix and Isiah Thomas both played 13 years in the NBA. Steve Mix had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, 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
Steve Mix	13	8	1969-70 to 1982-83
Isiah Thomas	13	9	1981-82 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1969-70	1981-82
Team	Detroit Pistons	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Steve Mix	18	15.3	6.6	-	-	3.6	0.8	-	-	-	1.7	2.7	5.6	.480	-	-	-	1.3	2.2	.590
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		%
Steve Mix	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1970-71	1982-83
Team	Detroit Pistons	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Steve Mix	35	20.9	8.3	-	-	4.7	1.0	-	-	-	2.1	3.2	7.1	.446	-	-	-	1.9	2.5	.764
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		%
Steve Mix	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1971-72	1983-84
Team	Detroit Pistons	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Steve Mix	8	13.0	4.6	-	-	2.9	0.5	-	-	-	0.9	1.9	5.9	.319	-	-	-	0.9	1.5	.583
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		%
Steve Mix	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Note: Steve Mix didn't play in 1972-73.


Season 4
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1973-74	1984-85
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons 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		%
Steve Mix	82	36.2	14.9	3.7	6.8	10.5	1.9	2.6	0.5	-	3.7	6.0	12.7	.475	-	-	-	2.8	3.5	.792
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		%
Steve Mix	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1974-75	1985-86
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Steve Mix	46	38.0	15.6	3.4	7.5	10.9	2.2	1.7	0.5	-	3.8	6.1	12.7	.481	-	-	-	3.5	4.5	.776
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		%
Steve Mix	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1975-76	1986-87
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Pistons Lost East Conf 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		%
Steve Mix	81	37.5	13.9	2.7	5.5	8.2	2.7	2.0	0.4	-	3.6	5.2	10.4	.499	-	-	-	3.5	4.3	.818
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		%
Steve Mix	3	44.7	14.7	2.0	4.0	6.0	4.0	3.7	0.7	-	4.3	6.0	15.3	.391	-	-	-	2.7	3.3	.800
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
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1976-77	1987-88
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	Pistons 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		%
Steve Mix	75	26.1	10.5	1.7	3.3	5.0	2.0	1.2	0.3	-	2.2	3.8	7.3	.523	-	-	-	2.9	3.5	.817
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		%
Steve Mix	19	21.7	7.8	1.2	2.2	3.4	2.3	1.1	0.2	-	2.1	2.9	5.6	.523	-	-	-	1.9	2.4	.822
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
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1977-78	1988-89
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Steve Mix	82	22.2	9.2	1.2	2.5	3.6	2.1	1.1	0.0	1.6	1.9	3.5	6.8	.520	-	-	-	2.1	2.7	.795
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		%
Steve Mix	10	23.5	13.6	1.7	2.9	4.6	3.6	1.5	0.1	1.2	2.2	4.9	8.2	.598	-	-	-	3.8	4.3	.884
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
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1978-79	1989-90
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Steve Mix	74	17.1	9.3	1.5	2.5	4.0	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.5	3.6	6.7	.538	-	-	-	2.2	2.7	.801
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		%
Steve Mix	9	19.9	8.3	1.3	2.6	3.9	1.8	0.7	0.0	1.2	2.2	3.4	6.6	.525	-	-	-	1.4	1.7	.867
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
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1979-80	1990-91
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	Pistons Lost East Conf 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		%
Steve Mix	81	19.0	11.6	1.4	2.2	3.6	1.8	0.8	0.1	1.6	1.4	4.5	8.7	.516	0.0	0.1	.400	2.6	3.1	.831
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		%
Steve Mix	17	11.8	6.6	0.6	1.2	1.8	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.3	2.6	5.6	.458	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.6	.893
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
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1980-81	1991-92
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Steve Mix	72	18.4	10.8	1.5	2.2	3.7	1.6	0.8	0.3	1.2	1.5	4.0	8.0	.501	0.0	0.0	.000	2.8	3.3	.833
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		%
Steve Mix	16	12.9	5.5	1.2	1.4	2.6	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.7	1.0	2.0	4.8	.416	0.0	0.1	.000	1.5	1.6	.923
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
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1981-82	1992-93
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Steve Mix	75	16.5	7.2	1.2	1.8	3.0	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.9	1.1	2.7	5.3	.506	0.0	0.1	.250	1.8	2.3	.791
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		%
Steve Mix	7	7.1	4.3	0.6	1.0	1.6	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.7	1.7	3.1	.545	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.7	1.0	.714
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Steve Mix	Isiah Thomas
Season	1982-83	1993-94
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Steve Mix	58	13.9	6.0	0.7	1.7	2.4	1.2	0.6	0.1	0.8	1.2	2.4	4.9	.484	0.0	0.1	.250	1.3	1.5	.852
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		%
Steve Mix	8	3.3	0.9	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	0.6	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.4	1.000
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Steve Mix vs. Isiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isiah Thomas and Steve Mix, 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

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13