Don Carlson vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Don Carlson 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

Don Carlson

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Carlson 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Don Carlson 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Don Carlson 0 Isiah Thomas 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - 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.