John Lucas III vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas III 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons John Lucas III 8 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played John Lucas III 2 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games John Lucas III 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Lucas III 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team John Lucas III 0 Isiah Thomas 3

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

Assists Leader John Lucas III 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 4.7 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.5 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 1,147 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 237 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists John Lucas III 362 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals John Lucas III 88 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks John Lucas III 2 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games John Lucas III 242 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .383 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .344 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III .768 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 7.5 (2012) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.6 (2012) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 2.9 (2015) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 (2017) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 6.1 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.3 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.1 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 43 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 7 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists John Lucas III 9 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals John Lucas III 1 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks John Lucas III 0 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games John Lucas III 7 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .439 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .357 Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III 1.000 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 8.6 (2012) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.4 (2012) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.8 (2012) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.5 (2007) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)