Yves Missi vs. Isiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isiah Thomas and Yves Missi, 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.
Yves Missi played 1 year in the NBA, 12 less than Isiah Thomas, who played 13. Yves Missi had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 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 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Isiah Thomas | 13 | 9 | 1981-82 to 1993-94 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Yves Missi | Isiah Thomas | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1981-82 |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| All-Rookie Second Team | - | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Yves Missi | 73 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .623 |
| difference: | +1 | +7.0 | +7.9 | +2.7 | +2.6 | +5.3 | +6.4 | +1.6 | +1.1 | -3.1 | -1.5 | +2.6 | +8.1 | +.123 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +2.5 | +3.2 | +.081 | |
| 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 |
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| * Neiher Yves Missi nor Isiah Thomas played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Isiah Thomas played 12 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 1983 to 1994—Isiah Thomas played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 12 extra years over Yves Missi, Isiah Thomas got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 3 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 Assists Leader 11 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP |