Vernon Maxwell vs. Isaiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Thomas and Vernon Maxwell, 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.
Vernon Maxwell played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Isaiah Thomas, who played 12. Vernon Maxwell had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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 |
Vernon Maxwell |
13 |
7 |
1988-89 to 2000-01 |
Isaiah Thomas |
12 |
4 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Vernon Maxwell |
Isaiah Thomas |
Season |
1988-89 | 2011-12 |
Team |
San Antonio Spurs | Sacramento Kings |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
79 |
26.1 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
10.5 |
.432 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.248 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.745 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah 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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
79 |
25.2 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
7.9 |
.439 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.267 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
.645 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
4 |
39.8 |
19.8 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
20.3 |
.370 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
.308 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
.524 |
Isaiah 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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
82 |
35.0 |
17.0 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
15.2 |
.404 |
2.1 |
6.2 |
.337 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.733 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
3 |
37.7 |
18.7 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
7.7 |
18.7 |
.411 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
.333 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
Isaiah 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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
80 |
33.8 |
17.2 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
15.2 |
.413 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
.342 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
.772 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
71 |
31.7 |
13.8 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
12.1 |
.407 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
.332 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
.719 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
9 |
34.2 |
14.0 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
13.0 |
.402 |
1.2 |
5.1 |
.239 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.875 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
75 |
34.3 |
13.6 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
13.0 |
.389 |
1.6 |
5.4 |
.298 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.749 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
23 |
38.3 |
13.8 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
5.1 |
13.7 |
.376 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
.326 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.685 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
64 |
31.8 |
13.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
4.8 |
12.1 |
.394 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
.324 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.688 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
1 |
16.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
.143 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Isaiah 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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
75 |
32.9 |
16.2 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
14.0 |
.390 |
1.9 |
6.1 |
.317 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.756 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah 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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
72 |
28.7 |
12.9 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
12.6 |
.375 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
.309 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.744 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah 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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
42 |
15.1 |
6.9 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
.399 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.330 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.800 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isaiah 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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
46 |
21.9 |
10.7 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
9.2 |
.390 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
.346 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
.737 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
5 |
25.8 |
11.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
12.0 |
.317 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
.314 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.700 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Isaiah Thomas didn't play in 2022-23.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
47 |
21.0 |
10.9 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
10.4 |
.345 |
1.4 |
4.7 |
.300 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.730 |
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 |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
43 |
15.3 |
4.7 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
.327 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.306 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.656 |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vernon Maxwell |
4 |
10.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Isaiah Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |