Isiah Thomas vs. Chet Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Walker and Isiah 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.

Isiah Thomas and Chet Walker both played 13 years in the NBA. Isiah Thomas had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Chet Walker had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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
Isiah Thomas	13	9	1981-82 to 1993-94
Chet Walker	13	13	1962-63 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1981-82	1962-63
Team	Detroit Pistons	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nationals Lost East Div 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		%
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
Chet Walker	78	25.5	12.3	-	-	7.2	1.1	-	-	-	2.8	4.5	9.6	.469	-	-	-	3.2	4.6	.699

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	5	26.0	15.2	-	-	9.4	1.8	-	-	-	1.6	5.4	10.6	.509	-	-	-	4.4	6.0	.733


Season 2
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1982-83	1963-64
Team	Detroit Pistons	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Div 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		%
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
Chet Walker	76	36.5	17.3	-	-	10.3	1.6	-	-	-	3.1	6.5	14.7	.440	-	-	-	4.3	6.1	.711

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	5	38.0	18.8	-	-	10.4	2.6	-	-	-	3.0	6.0	15.4	.390	-	-	-	6.8	9.2	.739


Season 3
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1983-84	1964-65
Team	Detroit Pistons	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Div 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		%
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
Chet Walker	79	27.7	13.2	-	-	6.7	1.7	-	-	-	2.5	4.8	11.8	.403	-	-	-	3.6	4.9	.742

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Chet Walker	11	42.6	20.3	-	-	7.2	1.6	-	-	-	3.5	7.5	15.7	.480	-	-	-	5.2	6.8	.760


Season 4
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1984-85	1965-66
Team	Detroit Pistons	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Semis	76ers Lost East Div 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		%
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
Chet Walker	80	32.5	15.3	-	-	8.0	2.5	-	-	-	3.0	5.5	12.3	.451	-	-	-	4.2	5.9	.716

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Chet Walker	5	36.2	14.6	-	-	7.4	3.0	-	-	-	3.6	4.8	12.8	.375	-	-	-	5.0	6.2	.806


Season 5
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1985-86	1966-67
Team	Detroit Pistons	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
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
Chet Walker	81	33.2	19.3	-	-	8.1	2.3	-	-	-	2.9	6.9	14.2	.488	-	-	-	5.5	7.2	.766

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Chet Walker	15	36.7	21.7	-	-	7.6	2.1	-	-	-	2.9	7.7	16.4	.467	-	-	-	6.4	7.9	.807


Season 6
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1986-87	1967-68
Team	Detroit Pistons	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	76ers Lost East Div 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		%
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
Chet Walker	82	32.0	17.9	-	-	7.4	1.9	-	-	-	3.1	6.6	14.3	.460	-	-	-	4.7	6.5	.726

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Chet Walker	13	37.3	19.1	-	-	7.4	1.8	-	-	-	3.4	6.6	16.2	.410	-	-	-	5.8	8.6	.679


Season 7
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1987-88	1968-69
Team	Detroit Pistons	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost NBA Finals	76ers Lost East Div 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		%
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
Chet Walker	82	33.6	18.0	-	-	7.8	1.8	-	-	-	3.0	6.8	14.0	.484	-	-	-	4.5	5.6	.804

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Chet Walker	4	27.3	13.5	-	-	5.8	2.0	-	-	-	1.3	5.8	10.8	.535	-	-	-	2.0	3.0	.667


Season 8
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1988-89	1969-70
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls Lost West Div 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		%
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
Chet Walker	78	34.9	21.5	-	-	7.7	2.5	-	-	-	2.6	7.6	16.0	.477	-	-	-	6.2	7.3	.850

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Chet Walker	5	35.6	19.4	-	-	8.4	2.2	-	-	-	2.8	7.0	16.6	.422	-	-	-	5.4	6.6	.818


Season 9
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1989-90	1970-71
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls Lost West 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		%
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
Chet Walker	81	36.1	22.0	-	-	7.3	2.2	-	-	-	2.3	8.0	17.3	.465	-	-	-	5.9	6.9	.859

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Chet Walker	7	33.4	15.0	-	-	7.1	3.1	-	-	-	2.9	6.3	14.3	.440	-	-	-	2.4	3.4	.708


Season 10
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1990-91	1971-72
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Finals	Bulls Lost West 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		%
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
Chet Walker	78	33.2	22.0	-	-	6.1	2.3	-	-	-	2.2	7.9	15.7	.505	-	-	-	6.2	7.3	.847

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Chet Walker	4	24.3	11.3	-	-	3.5	1.0	-	-	-	1.8	4.0	9.5	.421	-	-	-	3.3	4.0	.813


Season 11
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1991-92	1972-73
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost West 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		%
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
Chet Walker	79	31.1	19.9	-	-	5.0	2.3	-	-	-	2.1	7.6	15.8	.478	-	-	-	4.8	5.7	.832

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Chet Walker	7	32.7	16.7	-	-	8.9	2.0	-	-	-	2.1	6.0	17.3	.347	-	-	-	4.7	5.3	.892


Season 12
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1992-93	1973-74
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost West 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		%
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
Chet Walker	82	32.5	19.3	1.6	3.4	5.0	2.4	0.8	0.0	-	2.5	7.0	14.4	.486	-	-	-	5.4	6.1	.875

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	11	36.6	20.9	2.4	3.2	5.5	1.6	0.9	0.1	-	2.4	7.4	14.5	.509	-	-	-	6.2	7.2	.861


Season 13
	Isiah Thomas	Chet Walker
Season	1993-94	1974-75
Team	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost West 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		%
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
Chet Walker	76	32.3	19.2	1.5	4.2	5.7	2.2	0.6	0.1	-	2.4	6.9	14.2	.487	-	-	-	5.4	6.3	.860

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chet Walker	13	33.2	17.5	0.8	3.8	4.6	1.8	1.0	0.1	-	2.5	6.2	12.6	.494	-	-	-	5.1	5.8	.880

Isiah Thomas vs. Chet Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Walker and Isiah 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