John Battle vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Battle 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader John Battle 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals John Battle 273 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games John Battle 612 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists John Battle 80 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals John Battle 13 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games John Battle 55 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)