Alton Lister vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Alton Lister 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

Alton Lister

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alton Lister: 1981-82 to 1997-98
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alton Lister 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Alton Lister 16 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Alton Lister 11 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Alton Lister 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Alton Lister 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Alton Lister 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alton Lister 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Alton Lister 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 6.6 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 6.3 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.5 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 6,298 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 5,996 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Alton Lister 914 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Alton Lister 351 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Alton Lister 1,473 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Alton Lister 953 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .512 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .111 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .597 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.6 (1987) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 9.4 (1987) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 (1985) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.6 (1983) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.4 (1987) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 7.1 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 5.8 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 0.8 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 617 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 506 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Alton Lister 70 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Alton Lister 39 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Alton Lister 142 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Alton Lister 87 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .505 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .000 Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .640 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.9 (1986) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 7.8 (1985) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.9 (1985) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 (1983) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.6 (1989) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)