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Full Name: Isiah Lord Thomas III Born: 4/30/61 in Chicago High School: St. Joseph's College: Indiana Drafted by: Detroit Pistons, 1981 (second overall) Height: 6-1; Weight: 182 lbs. |
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Honors: Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2000); NBA champion (1989, '90); NBA Finals MVP (1990); All-NBA First Team (1984, '85, '86); All-NBA Second Team (1983, '87); NBA All-Rookie Team (1982); 12-time NBA All-Star (1982-93); NBA All-Star Game MVP (1984, '86); J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1987); One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996). |
| Complete Bio | Summary | Complete Stats | ||
CAREER AVERAGES | ||||||||||||||||
| REBOUNDS PER GAME | ||||||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | G | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OFF | DEF | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PF | PPG |
| 81-82 | DET | 72 | 72 | 33.8 | .424 | .288 | .704 | .80 | 2.10 | 2.90 | 7.8 | 2.08 | .24 | 4.15 | 3.50 | 17.0 |
| 82-83 | DET | 81 | 81 | 38.2 | .472 | .288 | .710 | 1.30 | 2.80 | 4.00 | 7.8 | 2.46 | .36 | 4.02 | 3.90 | 22.9 |
| 83-84 | DET | 82 | 82 | 36.7 | .462 | .338 | .733 | 1.30 | 2.70 | 4.00 | 11.1 | 2.49 | .40 | 3.74 | 4.00 | 21.3 |
| 84-85 | DET | 81 | 81 | 38.1 | .458 | .257 | .809 | 1.40 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 13.9 | 2.31 | .31 | 3.73 | 3.60 | 21.2 |
| 85-86 | DET | 77 | 77 | 36.2 | .488 | .310 | .790 | 1.10 | 2.50 | 3.60 | 10.8 | 2.22 | .26 | 3.75 | 3.20 | 20.9 |
| 86-87 | DET | 81 | 81 | 37.2 | .463 | .194 | .768 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 3.90 | 10.0 | 1.89 | .25 | 4.23 | 3.10 | 20.6 |
| 87-88 | DET | 81 | 81 | 36.1 | .463 | .309 | .774 | .80 | 2.60 | 3.40 | 8.4 | 1.74 | .21 | 3.37 | 2.70 | 19.5 |
| 88-89 | DET | 80 | 76 | 36.6 | .464 | .273 | .818 | .60 | 2.80 | 3.40 | 8.3 | 1.66 | .25 | 3.73 | 2.60 | 18.2 |
| 89-90 | DET | 81 | 81 | 37.0 | .438 | .309 | .775 | .90 | 2.90 | 3.80 | 9.4 | 1.72 | .23 | 3.98 | 2.50 | 18.4 |
| 90-91 | DET | 48 | 46 | 34.5 | .435 | .292 | .782 | .70 | 2.60 | 3.30 | 9.3 | 1.56 | .21 | 3.85 | 2.50 | 16.2 |
| 91-92 | DET | 78 | 78 | 37.4 | .446 | .291 | .772 | .90 | 2.30 | 3.20 | 7.2 | 1.51 | .19 | 3.23 | 2.50 | 18.5 |
| 92-93 | DET | 79 | 79 | 37.0 | .418 | .308 | .737 | .90 | 2.00 | 2.90 | 8.5 | 1.56 | .23 | 3.59 | 2.80 | 17.6 |
| 93-94 | DET | 58 | 56 | 30.2 | .417 | .310 | .702 | .80 | 1.90 | 2.70 | 6.9 | 1.17 | .10 | 3.48 | 2.20 | 14.8 |
| Career | 979 | 971 | 36.3 | .452 | .290 | .759 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 3.60 | 9.3 | 1.90 | .25 | 3.76 | 3.00 | 19.2 | |
| Playoff | 111 | 109 | 38.0 | .441 | .346 | .769 | 1.20 | 3.50 | 4.70 | 8.9 | 2.11 | .34 | 3.32 | 3.30 | 20.4 | |
| All-Star | 11 | 10 | 28.9 | .571 | .400 | .771 | 1.10 | 1.40 | 2.50 | 8.8 | 2.82 | .00 | 3.73 | 1.50 | 16.8 | |
CAREER TOTALS | ||||||||||||||
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | TOT | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| 81-82 | DET | 2,433 | 453-1,068 | 17-59 | 302-429 | 57 | 152 | 209 | 565 | 150 | 17 | 299 | 253 | 1,225 |
| 82-83 | DET | 3,093 | 725-1,537 | 36-125 | 368-518 | 105 | 223 | 328 | 634 | 199 | 29 | 326 | 318 | 1,854 |
| 83-84 | DET | 3,007 | 669-1,448 | 22-65 | 388-529 | 103 | 224 | 327 | 914 | 204 | 33 | 307 | 324 | 1,748 |
| 84-85 | DET | 3,089 | 646-1,410 | 29-113 | 399-493 | 114 | 247 | 361 | 1,123 | 187 | 25 | 302 | 288 | 1,720 |
| 85-86 | DET | 2,790 | 609-1,248 | 26-84 | 365-462 | 83 | 194 | 277 | 830 | 171 | 20 | 289 | 245 | 1,609 |
| 86-87 | DET | 3,013 | 626-1,353 | 19-98 | 400-521 | 82 | 237 | 319 | 813 | 153 | 20 | 343 | 251 | 1,671 |
| 87-88 | DET | 2,927 | 621-1,341 | 30-97 | 305-394 | 64 | 214 | 278 | 678 | 141 | 17 | 273 | 217 | 1,577 |
| 88-89 | DET | 2,924 | 569-1,227 | 33-121 | 287-351 | 49 | 224 | 273 | 663 | 133 | 20 | 298 | 209 | 1,458 |
| 89-90 | DET | 2,993 | 579-1,322 | 42-136 | 292-377 | 74 | 234 | 308 | 765 | 139 | 19 | 322 | 206 | 1,492 |
| 90-91 | DET | 1,657 | 289-665 | 19-65 | 179-229 | 35 | 125 | 160 | 446 | 75 | 10 | 185 | 118 | 776 |
| 91-92 | DET | 2,918 | 564-1,264 | 25-86 | 292-378 | 68 | 179 | 247 | 560 | 118 | 15 | 252 | 194 | 1,445 |
| 92-93 | DET | 2,922 | 526-1,258 | 61-198 | 278-377 | 71 | 161 | 232 | 671 | 123 | 18 | 284 | 222 | 1,391 |
| 93-94 | DET | 1,750 | 318-763 | 39-126 | 181-258 | 46 | 113 | 159 | 399 | 68 | 6 | 202 | 126 | 856 |
| Career | 35,516 | 7,194-15,904 | 398-1,373 | 4,036-5,316 | 951 | 2,527 | 3,478 | 9,061 | 1,861 | 249 | 3,682 | 2,971 | 18,822 | |
| Playoff | 4,216 | 825-1,869 | 81-234 | 530-689 | 134 | 390 | 524 | 987 | 234 | 38 | 369 | 363 | 2,261 | |
| All-Star | 318 | 76-133 | 6-15 | 27-35 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 97 | 31 | 0 | 41 | 17 | 185 | |



