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Isaiah Thomas
BOS · Guard · 2016-17 · Washington · Year 6 · age 27 · born Feb 7, 1989
28.9 PPG2.7 RPG5.9 APG2.8 TPG33.8 MPG
All-NBA 2ndAll-Star
- Height
- 5'9"
Weight185Isaiah Thomas, 2016-17 with BOS: 28.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.9 assists in 33.8 minutes a game. Against the 319 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (99th percentile), Free throw % (99th) and Points / 75 (99th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (1st percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (3rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 319 qualified players in 2016-17; the second number is his rank among the 147 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 89 | 89 | 33.8 |
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| Minutes share | 92 | 91 | 65.0% |
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| Availability | 68 | 70 | 92.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 95 | 99 | .625 |
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| Effective FG% | 78 | 87 | .546 |
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| Points per shot | 96 | 99 | 1.49 |
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| 3-point % | 76 | 71 | 37.9% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 99 | 98 | 8.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 71 | 61 | 43.9% |
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| 2-point % | 73 | 90 | 52.8% |
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| Free throw % | 99 | 99 | 90.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 98 | 98 | 8.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 90 | 94 | 44.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 60 | 45 | 33.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 99 | 99 | 31.2 |
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| Assist % | 93 | 85 | 30.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 90 | 80 | 6.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 77 | 55 | 2.13 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 89 | 77 | 12.4 |
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| Usage % | 98 | 98 | 33.2% |
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| Turnover % | 65 | 69 | 10.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 8 | 13 | 3.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 23 | 44 | 1.7% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 99 | 98 | 18.1 |
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| Self-creation | 76 | 93 | high |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 99 | 99 | 86 |
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| Defender difficulty | 42 | 50 | avg (−0.2) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 78 | 81 | 5.2 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 3 | 5 | 2.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 1 | 1 | 6.1% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 39 | 31 | 1.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 13 | 24 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 15 | 21 | 1.2 |
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| Steal % | 37 | 29 | 1.3% |
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| Block % | 12 | 24 | 0.4% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 3 | 7 | +13.9% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 97 | 96 | elite (19.5) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 24 | 24 | +11.7% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 25 | 18 | 1.7 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 1 | 1 | 5'9" |
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| Strength (weight) | 7 | 15 | 185 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 98 | 98 | 26.5 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 98 | 98 | .234 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 96 | 96 | +6.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 99 | 99 | +7.8 |
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| Defensive BPM | 17 | 23 | −1.1 |
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| VORP | 98 | 98 | 5.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 98 | 98 | 21.2 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2011-12 | SAC | 22 | 65 | 25.5 | 11.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | .574 | +0.8 | 63 | All-Rookie 2nd |
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| 2012-13 | SAC | 23 | 79 | 26.9 | 13.9 | 2.0 | 4.0 | .574 | +0.5 | 64 | |
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| 2013-14 | SAC | 24 | 72 | 34.7 | 20.3 | 2.9 | 6.3 | .574 | +3.2 | 91 | |
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| 2014-15 | BOS | 25 | 67 | 25.8 | 16.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | .580 | +3.2 | 91 | |
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| 2015-16 | BOS | 26 | 82 | 32.2 | 22.2 | 3.0 | 6.2 | .562 | +4.3 | 96 | All-Star |
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| 2016-17★ | BOS | 27 | 76 | 33.8 | 28.9 | 2.7 | 5.9 | .625 | +6.7 | 96 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 2017-18 | LAL | 28 | 32 | 26.9 | 15.2 | 2.1 | 4.8 | .508 | −4.9 | 2 | |
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| 2018-19 | DEN | 29 | 12 | 15.1 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .437 | −6.5 | 1 | |
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| 2019-20 | PHX | 30 | 40 | 23.1 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 3.6 | .531 | −4.4 | 4 | |
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| 2020-21 | PHX | 31 | 3 | 16.1 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .412 | −13.1 | 1 | |
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| 2021-22 | CHA | 32 | 22 | 15.2 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .516 | −4.5 | 3 | |
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| 2023-24 | PHX | 34 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .400 | −6.9 | 1 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.