Isaiah Thomas vs. Gerald Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gerald Wilkins and Isaiah 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Isaiah Thomas played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than Gerald Wilkins, who played 13. Isaiah Thomas had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Gerald Wilkins had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Isaiah Thomas	12	4	2011-12 to 2023-24
Gerald Wilkins	13	8	1985-86 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2011-12	1985-86
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	81	25.0	12.5	1.1	1.4	2.6	2.0	0.8	0.1	1.9	1.9	5.4	11.5	.468	0.1	0.3	.280	1.6	2.9	.557

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isaiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2012-13	1986-87
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	80	34.5	19.1	1.5	2.2	3.7	4.4	1.1	0.2	2.7	2.1	7.9	16.3	.486	0.3	0.9	.351	2.9	4.2	.701

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isaiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2013-14	1987-88
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	81	33.4	17.4	1.3	2.0	3.3	4.0	1.1	0.3	2.6	2.3	7.3	16.3	.446	0.5	1.6	.302	2.4	3.0	.786

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isaiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	4	37.3	20.0	0.3	1.8	2.0	4.8	1.0	0.0	2.8	3.0	8.3	17.3	.478	0.5	1.0	.500	3.0	3.5	.857


Season 4
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2014-15	1988-89
Team	Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Knicks 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	81	29.8	14.3	1.2	1.8	3.0	3.4	1.4	0.3	2.1	2.0	5.7	12.7	.451	0.6	2.1	.297	2.3	3.0	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	9	32.2	16.1	1.0	2.7	3.7	4.7	1.3	0.3	2.4	3.0	7.0	14.6	.481	0.1	1.1	.100	2.0	2.6	.783


Season 5
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2015-16	1989-90
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Knicks 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	82	31.8	14.5	1.6	2.9	4.5	4.0	1.2	0.3	2.4	2.3	5.8	12.6	.457	0.5	1.5	.312	2.5	3.2	.803

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	10	31.9	14.6	1.4	2.2	3.6	5.2	1.4	0.1	1.8	2.3	6.3	13.7	.460	0.2	0.8	.250	1.8	2.2	.818


Season 6
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2016-17	1990-91
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Knicks 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	68	31.8	13.8	1.1	1.9	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.3	2.4	2.7	5.6	11.8	.473	0.1	0.6	.209	2.5	3.0	.820

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	3	26.0	10.7	0.7	2.0	2.7	1.7	1.7	0.3	2.7	3.7	4.7	12.7	.368	0.7	2.3	.286	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 7
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2017-18	1991-92
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	82	28.6	12.4	0.9	1.6	2.5	2.7	0.9	0.2	1.4	2.4	5.3	11.8	.447	0.5	1.3	.352	1.4	1.9	.730

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isaiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	12	28.7	8.9	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.8	0.4	0.1	1.3	2.9	3.8	9.1	.413	0.1	1.1	.077	1.3	1.9	.696


Season 8
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2018-19	1992-93
Team	Denver Nuggets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	80	26.0	11.1	0.9	1.8	2.7	2.3	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.9	4.5	10.0	.453	0.2	0.7	.276	1.9	2.3	.840

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isaiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	9	26.2	10.3	0.7	1.1	1.8	2.7	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.8	4.2	9.7	.437	0.4	1.3	.333	1.4	1.9	.765


Season 9
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2019-20	1993-94
Team	Washington Wizards	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	82	33.8	14.3	1.3	2.4	3.7	3.1	1.3	0.5	1.6	2.3	5.4	11.9	.457	1.0	2.6	.396	2.4	3.0	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isaiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	3	42.0	20.3	1.0	3.3	4.3	3.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	6.7	15.0	.444	2.3	5.3	.438	4.7	5.3	.875

Note: Gerald Wilkins didn't play in 1994-95.


Season 10
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2020-21	1995-96
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Vancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	28	26.4	6.7	0.8	1.5	2.3	2.4	0.8	0.1	1.3	2.0	2.8	7.3	.376	0.5	2.3	.219	0.7	0.8	.870

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isaiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2021-22	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic 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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	80	27.5	10.6	0.7	1.4	2.2	2.2	0.7	0.2	1.5	1.8	4.0	9.5	.426	0.8	2.5	.325	1.7	2.4	.716

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isaiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	5	28.6	9.4	0.6	1.2	1.8	0.8	0.0	0.4	0.6	1.4	3.2	9.0	.356	0.6	1.8	.333	2.4	2.8	.857

Note: Isaiah Thomas didn't play in 2022-23.


Season 12
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	2023-24	1997-98
Team	Phoenix Suns	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
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	-
Gerald Wilkins	72	17.4	5.3	0.2	1.0	1.3	1.1	0.5	0.1	1.1	1.1	2.0	6.0	.325	0.4	1.5	.266	1.0	1.4	.704

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Isaiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	-	1998-99
Team	-	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Isaiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	3	9.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	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		%
Isaiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isaiah Thomas vs. Gerald Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gerald Wilkins and Isaiah 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.

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