Josh Smith vs. Isiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isiah Thomas and Josh 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.
Josh Smith and Isiah Thomas both played 13 years in the NBA. Josh Smith had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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 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 |
Josh Smith |
13 |
8 |
2004-05 to 2017-18 |
Isiah Thomas |
13 |
9 |
1981-82 to 1993-94 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
80 |
32.0 |
11.3 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
9.7 |
.425 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.309 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
.719 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isiah 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 |
% |
Josh Smith |
72 |
36.8 |
16.4 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
13.8 |
.439 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.250 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
.693 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
81 |
35.5 |
17.2 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
8.2 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
14.0 |
.457 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.253 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
.710 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
7 |
33.9 |
15.7 |
1.0 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
12.6 |
.398 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
.167 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.841 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
69 |
35.1 |
15.6 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
12.3 |
.492 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.299 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
.588 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
11 |
37.3 |
17.1 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
14.5 |
.421 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
.133 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
.732 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
81 |
35.4 |
15.7 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
12.3 |
.505 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
.618 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
11 |
35.6 |
14.1 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
9.0 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
11.7 |
.481 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.333 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
.659 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
77 |
34.4 |
16.5 |
1.7 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
13.5 |
.477 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.331 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
.725 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
12 |
36.5 |
15.1 |
1.5 |
7.0 |
8.5 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
14.3 |
.404 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.125 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
.597 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
66 |
35.3 |
18.8 |
2.1 |
7.5 |
9.6 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
16.7 |
.458 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
.257 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
.630 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
5 |
39.2 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
11.6 |
13.6 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
17.6 |
.386 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.762 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
76 |
35.3 |
17.5 |
1.8 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
7.2 |
15.6 |
.465 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.303 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
.517 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
6 |
33.2 |
17.0 |
1.7 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
15.0 |
.433 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
.250 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
.528 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
77 |
35.5 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
16.0 |
.419 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
.264 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
.532 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
83 |
27.7 |
12.4 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
11.9 |
.419 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.316 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
.498 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
17 |
23.3 |
13.5 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
11.4 |
.438 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.380 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.432 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
55 |
16.0 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.364 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.287 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.552 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
4 |
9.5 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.462 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
Isiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Josh Smith didn't play in 2016-17.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Josh Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |