Earl Tatum vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Earl Tatum 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

Earl Tatum

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Tatum 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Earl Tatum 4 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Earl Tatum 1 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Earl Tatum 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Tatum 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Tatum 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Tatum 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Earl Tatum 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 9.6 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 2.6 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 1.9 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.2 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.4 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 2,508 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 682 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Earl Tatum 507 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Earl Tatum 319 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 101 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Earl Tatum 262 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .459 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum .333 * Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .746 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 150 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 54 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Earl Tatum 27 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Earl Tatum 15 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 9 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Earl Tatum 11 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .500 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum - * Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .667 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.