John Salmons vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

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

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salmons: 2002-03 to 2014-15
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salmons 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons John Salmons 13 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played John Salmons 5 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games John Salmons 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Salmons 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team John Salmons 0 Isiah Thomas 3

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

Assists Leader John Salmons 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salmons 9.3 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.9 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.3 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 8,292 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds John Salmons 2,603 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists John Salmons 2,183 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals John Salmons 756 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks John Salmons 239 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games John Salmons 895 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .431 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .366 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .799 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.3 (2009) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.3 (2008) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 3.5 (2011) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.2 (2010) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 (2011) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salmons 9.3 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game John Salmons 1.8 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 259 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds John Salmons 66 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists John Salmons 50 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals John Salmons 21 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks John Salmons 11 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games John Salmons 28 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .393 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .243 Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .877 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.1 (2009) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.4 (2009) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 4.0 (2010) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.4 (2010) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 1.0 (2009) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)