Mike Riordan vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Mike Riordan 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

Mike Riordan

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Riordan 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Mike Riordan 9 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Mike Riordan 9 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Mike Riordan 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Riordan 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Mike Riordan 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Riordan 0 Isiah Thomas 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Riordan 1 Isiah Thomas 0

Assists Leader Mike Riordan 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 9.9 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 2.9 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 2.4 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 0.8 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.1 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Riordan 6,334 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Mike Riordan 1,830 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Mike Riordan 1,524 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Mike Riordan 231 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Mike Riordan 35 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Mike Riordan 639 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Riordan .470 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Mike Riordan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Mike Riordan .744 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 7.3 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 2.4 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 1.3 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 0.6 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.1 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Riordan 613 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Mike Riordan 199 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Mike Riordan 111 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Mike Riordan 20 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Mike Riordan 4 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Mike Riordan 84 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Riordan .446 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Mike Riordan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Mike Riordan .775 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Mike Riordan 0.3 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

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