George Karl vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and George Karl 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

George Karl

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists George Karl 51 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals George Karl 11 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games George Karl 33 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks George Karl 0 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games George Karl 1 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.