Ben McDonald vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Ben McDonald 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

Ben McDonald

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben McDonald 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Ben McDonald 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben McDonald 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Ben McDonald 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)