Gene James vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Gene James that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gene James

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gene James 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Gene James 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Gene James 0 Isiah Thomas 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 3.4 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Gene James 95 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Gene James 88 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Gene James 2 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Gene James 4 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.