Pat Riley vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Pat Riley 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

Pat Riley

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Pat Riley 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Pat Riley 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Pat Riley 0 Isiah Thomas 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * 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.