Dick Cunningham vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Dick Cunningham 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

Dick Cunningham

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Cunningham 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Dick Cunningham 7 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Dick Cunningham 3 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Dick Cunningham 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Cunningham 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Dick Cunningham 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Cunningham 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Dick Cunningham 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.8 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 3.7 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.6 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 1,012 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 1,324 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 221 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 2 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 2 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Dick Cunningham 358 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .406 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.4 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 47 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 39 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 5 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 0 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 0 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Dick Cunningham 27 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .500 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * 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.