John Salley vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salley 4 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons John Salley 11 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played John Salley 9 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games John Salley 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Salley 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team John Salley 0 Isiah Thomas 3

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

Assists Leader John Salley 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 7.0 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.5 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.2 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.6 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.3 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 5,228 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds John Salley 3,356 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists John Salley 916 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals John Salley 451 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks John Salley 983 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games John Salley 748 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .506 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage John Salley .214 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .714 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 9.5 (1992) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 6.1 (1993) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.8 (1994) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1994) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.9 (1990) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 6.4 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.4 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game John Salley 0.8 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.4 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.2 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 857 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds John Salley 588 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists John Salley 104 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals John Salley 49 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks John Salley 159 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games John Salley 134 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .505 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage John Salley .000 Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .690 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 12.6 (1992) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 8.0 (1994) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1988) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)