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Top Ten Individual Seasons in Pistons History

By David Hoffman

Feb 10, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; (left to right) Vinnie Johnson and David Bing and Chauncey Billups and Isiah Thomas smile during a halftime retirement ceremony for Billups in the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Nuggets won 103-92. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 10, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; (left to right) Vinnie Johnson and David Bing and Chauncey Billups and Isiah Thomas smile during a halftime retirement ceremony for Billups in the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Nuggets won 103-92. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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#5:  Isiah Thomas (1984-85)

Isiah Thomas, the true baby-faced assassin, had his best individual statistics in the 1984-85 season. By all accounts, he had the ability to be number one on this list and many others but the team’s success took precedent. You can look at his statistics year by year and see that as the team added more pieces Isiah’s production dropped.

“Thomas scored 21.2 points a game, dished out a then league record 13.9 assists, pulled in 4.5 rebounds, and even added 2.3 steals a game for good measure.”

Coming off a season where he won the all star game MVP and was named to the all NBA first team, Isiah took another step forward and put up historically great numbers. Thomas scored 21.2 points a game, dished out a then-league record 13.9 assists, pulled in 4.5 rebounds, and even added 2.3 steals a game for good measure.

With first team All-NBA honors in hand once again Thomas pushed the Pistons to the second round of the playoffs. Incremental improvements came each year, while suffering multiple heartbreaks, until they broke through and won back to back championships in 1989 and 1990.

He retired as the Pistons all-time leader in points, assists, and steals. His jersey is also in the rafters and he has been inducted into the NBA hall of fame.

Next: #4: Ben Wallace (2002-03)