Arvydas Sabonis vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Arvydas Sabonis 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

Arvydas Sabonis

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arvydas Sabonis 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Arvydas Sabonis 7 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Arvydas Sabonis 7 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Arvydas Sabonis 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Arvydas Sabonis 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Arvydas Sabonis 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Arvydas Sabonis 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Arvydas Sabonis 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.3 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.1 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.8 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.1 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 3,436 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 964 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 370 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 494 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 470 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .500 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .328 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .786 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 7.4 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.9 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Arvydas Sabonis 617 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Arvydas Sabonis 378 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Arvydas Sabonis 97 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Arvydas Sabonis 48 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Arvydas Sabonis 48 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Arvydas Sabonis 51 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .452 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .319 Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Arvydas Sabonis .802 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)