John Johnson vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Johnson: 1970-71 to 1981-82
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Johnson 1 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons John Johnson 12 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played John Johnson 5 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games John Johnson 2 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Johnson 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team John Johnson 0 Isiah Thomas 3

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

Assists Leader John Johnson 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.9 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 5.5 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.8 * Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.4 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 11,200 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds John Johnson 4,778 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists John Johnson 3,285 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals John Johnson 487 * Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks John Johnson 235 * Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games John Johnson 869 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .446 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .779 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 17.0 (1972) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 7.7 (1972) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.2 (1980) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1974) * Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.5 (1975) * Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 9.7 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 4.9 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.6 * Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.2 * Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 711 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds John Johnson 359 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists John Johnson 275 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals John Johnson 43 * Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks John Johnson 12 * Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games John Johnson 73 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .450 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .699 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.4 (1980) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 6.8 (1980) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.7 (1980) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1979) * Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.3 (1978) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.