NBA titles
2
Finals MVP
1
All-Star selections
12
Career assists
9,061
All-Star MVP
2
Points per game
19.2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17 | |
| 1982 | 22.9 | |
| 1983 | 21.3 | |
| 1984 | 21.2 | |
| 1985 | 20.9 | |
| 1986 | 20.6 | |
| 1987 | 19.8 | |
| 1988 | 18.2 | |
| 1989 | 18.4 | |
| 1990 | 16.2 | |
| 1991 | 18.8 | |
| 1992 | 18.5 | |
| 1993 | 14.8 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Isiah Thomas ranks #107 in Basketball
Isiah Thomas ranks #107 in Basketball and #880 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.2/100.
The verified career covers 1981–1994 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 2, Finals MVP 1, All-Star selections 12, Career assists 9061.
Nearest context: ahead Bobby McDermott (84.3); behind Connie Hawkins (84.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Isiah Thomas GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Thomas comparisons
Isiah Thomas — frequently asked
- Is Isiah Thomas the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Isiah Thomas ranks #107 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.2/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Isiah Thomas's GOAT Score?
- 84.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Isiah Thomas rank all time?
- #880 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #107 in Basketball.
- Isiah Thomas vs Bobby McDermott: who ranks higher?
- Bobby McDermott ranks higher at 84.3 versus Isiah Thomas at 84.2, a margin of 0.1 points.