Mark Price vs. Isaiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Thomas and Mark Price, 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.

Mark Price and Isaiah Thomas both played 12 years in the NBA. Mark Price had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Mark Price 12 7 1986-87 to 1997-98
Isaiah Thomas 12 4 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1986-872011-12
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Mark Price 67 18.2 6.9 0.5 1.3 1.7 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.1 2.6 6.3 .408 0.3 1.0 .329 1.4 1.7 .833
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 %
Mark Price ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1987-882012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Mark Price 80 32.8 16.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.2 2.3 1.5 6.2 12.2 .506 0.9 1.9 .486 2.8 3.2 .877
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 %
Mark Price 5 41.0 21.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 7.6 0.6 0.0 1.6 2.2 7.6 13.4 .567 1.0 2.4 .417 4.8 5.0 .960
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1988-892013-14
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Mark Price 75 36.4 18.9 0.6 2.4 3.0 8.4 1.5 0.1 2.8 1.3 7.1 13.4 .526 1.2 2.8 .441 3.5 3.9 .901
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 %
Mark Price 4 39.5 16.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 5.5 0.8 0.0 4.8 0.8 5.5 14.3 .386 1.5 4.0 .375 3.5 3.8 .933
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1989-902014-15
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhoenix Suns, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Mark Price 73 37.1 19.6 0.9 2.5 3.4 9.1 1.6 0.1 2.9 1.2 6.7 14.6 .459 2.1 5.1 .406 4.1 4.6 .888
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 %
Mark Price 5 38.4 20.0 0.0 2.8 2.8 8.8 1.8 0.2 3.0 1.8 6.4 12.2 .525 1.2 3.4 .353 6.0 6.0 1.000
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

Season 5

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1990-912015-16
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Mark Price 16 35.7 16.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 10.4 2.6 0.1 3.5 1.4 6.1 12.2 .497 1.1 3.3 .340 3.7 3.9 .952
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 %
Mark Price ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1991-922016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 %
Mark Price 72 29.7 17.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 7.4 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.6 6.1 12.5 .488 1.4 3.6 .387 3.8 4.0 .947
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 %
Mark Price 17 35.5 19.2 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.5 1.4 0.2 3.3 2.0 6.9 14.0 .496 1.5 4.1 .362 3.9 4.3 .904
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

Season 7

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1992-932017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Mark Price 75 31.7 18.2 0.5 2.2 2.7 8.0 1.2 0.1 2.6 1.4 6.4 13.1 .484 1.6 3.9 .416 3.9 4.1 .948
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 %
Mark Price 9 32.0 13.0 0.1 2.0 2.1 6.1 1.7 0.0 3.7 1.4 4.8 10.8 .443 0.9 2.9 .308 2.6 2.7 .958
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1993-942018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Mark Price 76 31.4 17.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 7.8 1.4 0.1 2.5 1.2 6.3 13.2 .478 1.6 3.9 .397 3.1 3.5 .888
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 %
Mark Price 3 34.0 15.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.7 1.3 0.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 14.3 .349 0.7 3.0 .222 4.3 4.7 .929
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1994-952019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Mark Price 48 28.6 15.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 7.0 0.7 0.1 3.0 1.0 5.3 12.8 .413 2.1 5.3 .407 3.1 3.4 .914
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 %
Mark Price 4 35.8 15.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.5 1.5 0.0 4.5 1.3 3.0 10.0 .300 1.0 4.3 .235 8.0 8.3 .970
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1995-962020-21
Team Washington BulletsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Mark Price 7 18.1 8.0 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.6 0.9 0.0 1.4 1.0 2.6 8.6 .300 1.4 4.3 .333 1.4 1.4 1.000
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 %
Mark Price ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1996-972021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Mark Price 70 26.8 11.3 0.5 2.0 2.6 4.9 1.0 0.0 2.3 1.4 3.8 8.4 .447 1.6 4.0 .396 2.2 2.4 .906
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 %
Mark Price ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Thomas ------- --- ----------

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

Season 12

Mark Price Isaiah Thomas
Season 1997-982023-24
Team Orlando MagicPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West 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 %
Mark Price 63 22.7 9.5 0.4 1.7 2.0 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.6 1.5 3.6 8.4 .431 0.8 2.5 .335 1.4 1.6 .845
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 %
Mark Price ------- --- ----------
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 -