James Phelan vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and James Phelan 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

James Phelan

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Phelan: 1953-54 to 1953-54
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Phelan 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons James Phelan 1 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played James Phelan 0 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games James Phelan 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Phelan 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team James Phelan 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Phelan 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader James Phelan 0 Isiah Thomas 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Phelan 0.8 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game James Phelan 1.3 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game James Phelan 0.5 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Phelan 3 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds James Phelan 5 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists James Phelan 2 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games James Phelan 4 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Phelan .000 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage James Phelan .500 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Phelan 0.8 (1954) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game James Phelan 1.3 (1954) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game James Phelan 0.5 (1954) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Phelan - Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game James Phelan - Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game James Phelan - Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Phelan - Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds James Phelan - Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists James Phelan - Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games James Phelan 0 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Phelan - Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage James Phelan - Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Phelan - Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game James Phelan - Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game James Phelan - Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game James Phelan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

Notes: ** 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.