Bud Grant vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Bud Grant 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

Bud Grant

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Grant 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Bud Grant 2 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Bud Grant 2 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Bud Grant 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bud Grant 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Bud Grant 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Bud Grant 0 Isiah Thomas 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 * Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.9 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 249 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 115 * Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Bud Grant 90 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Bud Grant 96 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .318 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .590 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 (1950) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) * Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 1.2 (1951) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.2 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 * Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.4 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 54 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 5 * Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Bud Grant 7 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Bud Grant 17 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .393 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .588 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.9 (1950) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) * Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.6 (1950) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - 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.