Isiah Thomas vs. Gerald Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gerald Wilkins 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 / 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.

Isiah Thomas and Gerald Wilkins both played 13 years in the NBA. Isiah Thomas had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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
Isiah Thomas	13	9	1981-82 to 1993-94
Gerald Wilkins	13	8	1985-86 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1981-82	1985-86
Team	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
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		%
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
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		%
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1982-83	1986-87
Team	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
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		%
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
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		%
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1983-84	1987-88
Team	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
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
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		%
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
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
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1984-85	1988-89
Team	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
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
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		%
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
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
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1985-86	1989-90
Team	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Pistons 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		%
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
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		%
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
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
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1986-87	1990-91
Team	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons 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		%
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
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		%
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
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
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1987-88	1991-92
Team	Detroit Pistons	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost NBA Finals	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		%
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
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		%
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
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
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1988-89	1992-93
Team	Detroit Pistons	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
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
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		%
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
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
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1989-90	1993-94
Team	Detroit Pistons	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
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
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		%
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
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
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1990-91	1995-96
Team	Detroit Pistons	Vancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 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		%
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
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		%
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
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1991-92	1996-97
Team	Detroit Pistons	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
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
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		%
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
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


Season 12
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1992-93	1997-98
Team	Detroit Pistons	Orlando Magic
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		%
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
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		%
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Isiah Thomas	Gerald Wilkins
Season	1993-94	1998-99
Team	Detroit Pistons	Orlando Magic
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		%
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
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		%
Isiah Thomas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gerald Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isiah Thomas vs. Gerald Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gerald Wilkins 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