Bobby Smith vs. Isaiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Thomas and Bobby Smith, 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.
Bobby Smith played 2 years in the NBA, 10 less than Isaiah Thomas, who played 12. Bobby Smith had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, 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 |
Bobby Smith |
2 |
0 |
1959-60 to 1961-62 |
Isaiah Thomas |
12 |
4 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Bobby Smith |
Isaiah Thomas |
Season |
1959-60 | 2011-12 |
Team |
Minneapolis Lakers | 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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
10 |
13.0 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
3.3 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
.241 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.688 |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bobby Smith didn't play in 1960-61.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Bobby Smith |
3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Bobby Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |